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Little Scribbles Child Care & Learning Center
Child care center
2 Nutmeg Dr
Ellington, CT 06029
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Ellington, CT
- Record Period
- 2023–2026
- Source Documents
- 8
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 7 licensing visits from March 2023 to September 2026, OEC cited 47 violations at Little Scribbles Child Care & Learning Center.
- Visits
- 7
- 2023–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 47
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 5
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 2
- Investigations opened on a complaint
Violations by Year
- Violations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2 | 12 |
What the Record Shows
- OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
- OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 2 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full inspection, July 6, 2026, recorded 12 violations.
What to Ask About
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Four Visits
- Food Service Certificate, Cited in Two Visits
- Staff Health Records, Cited in Two Visits
- Consultants, Cited in Two Visits
- License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe, Cited in Two Visits
- Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/covered, Cited in Two Visits
- Citation 19a-79-7a(e)(10), Cited in Two Visits
- Outdoor space, Cited in Two Visits
- Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment, Cited in Two Visits
- Non-Prescription Topical Medications, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Little Scribbles Child Care & Learning Center
- Address
- 2 Nutmeg Dr, Ellington, CT 06029
- License Number
- CT-DCCC.70679
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 95 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 47 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2030-11-30
- Record Window
- September 1, 2011 to November 1, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A violation is a licensing regulation Connecticut found was not met. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
- 2026
Investigation
No violations
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2026-1166
- 2026
Unannounced full inspection
12 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-9a(a)(2-3)Non-Prescription Topical MedicationsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(d)(2)(Ai-iii)Cribs-in compliance w/CPSCCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(i)(1)(2A-C)Health consultant visits/documentationCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(C)Emergency medication inaccessibleCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A)-(C)Children's Enrollment informationCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1)Staff Health RecordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(1)Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rustCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual care plan- signed by parents/staffCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(9)Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/coveredCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-3009
- 2025
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-4451
- 2025
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D)SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-791
- 2025
Unannounced full inspection
13 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-2a(c)(8)Local Health InspectionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(d)6)(C), (e)(1-6), 7a(e)(17), 10(g)(8)PostingsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(10)Potentially hazardous substances, materials � labeled, inaccessible to childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(2), (h)(1-2)Professional developmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(c)(2)Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance programCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(a)(2-3)Non-Prescription Topical MedicationsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(2)(C)Immunization recordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(9)Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/coveredCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(a)(2)Fire marshal codes/certificateCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual care plan- signed by parents/staffCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D)Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returnedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-2847
- 2024
Unannounced full inspection
12 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2)Consultant Agreements/ContractsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff Health RecordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(7)Emergency Numbers PostedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(e)(4)Food Service CertificateCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7aLicense Premise Clean/Good Repair/SafeCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(A) through (E)and/or19a-79-6a(e)Child Health Records/Immunizations/TBCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(14) &/or 19a-79-7a(e)(15)Pets: Maintained/Care PlanCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(2)Impact Absorbing Material under EquipmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MARCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(10)Potentially Hazardous Substances LockedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(E)Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Unused/Expired Meds Returned/DisposedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-1247
- 2023
Unannounced full inspection
9 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(c)(1), 19a-79-11(f)&/or19a-79-12(b)(1)Designated Head Teacher/60%CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3)New Staff/Employee OrientationCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(e)(4)Food Service CertificateCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff Health RecordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(11)Required Toilets/Sinks/SuppliesCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(11)Garbage/Rubbish Disposed DailyCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(2)Impact Absorbing Material under EquipmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7aLicense Premise Clean/Good Repair/SafeCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-950
Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood publishes each violation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Four Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in March 2023, April 2024, July 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Food Service Certificate, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-3a(e)(4) in March 2023 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: Food Service Certificate. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-3a(e)(4) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Staff Health Records, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) in March 2023 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: Staff Health Records. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Consultants, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) in July 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Consultants. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 5
License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a in March 2023 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/covered, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(d)(9) in July 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/covered. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-7a(d)(9) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Citation 19a-79-7a(e)(10), Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(10) in April 2024 and July 2025. The agency describes it this way: Potentially hazardous substances, materials � labeled, inaccessible to children. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-7a(e)(10) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Outdoor space, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9) in July 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor space. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-7a(h)(1-9) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 9
Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(h)(2) in March 2023 and April 2024. The agency describes it this way: Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-7a(h)(2) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 10
Non-Prescription Topical Medications, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(a)(2-3) in July 2025 and July 2026. The agency describes it this way: Non-Prescription Topical Medications. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
2324252525262619a-79-9a(a)(2-3) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 19a-79-3a(e)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Food Service Certificate: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Health Records: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Consultants: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 19a-79-7a(d)(9) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/covered: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(10) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 19a-79-7a(e)(10): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 08
What changed after 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 09
What changed after 19a-79-7a(h)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 10
What changed after 19a-79-9a(a)(2-3) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Non-Prescription Topical Medications: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 11
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 12
Has the center ever been referred for legal action or put on a corrective plan, and what changed afterward?
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, inspections, investigations and the violations cited at each are published by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood's Division of Licensing in its daily files on data.ct.gov.
- Child care licensing program data (data.ct.gov)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.70679
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2023-950
Visit Mar 15, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-1247
Visit Apr 2, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-2847
Visit Jul 11, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-791
Visit Jul 24, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-4451
Visit Nov 25, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-3009
Visit Jul 6, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2026-1166
Visit Sep 14, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowSeptember 1, 2011 – November 1, 2026
- This record is OEC's list of active child care licenses as of November 2026, with the inspections, follow-up visits and investigations in OEC's files, which run from September 2011.
- OEC's files give no correction date for a violation, so no violation in this record shows one; OEC's resolution of each inspection or investigation (a corrective action plan, a referral to its legal division) is kept with the visit.
- Exempt child care centers (programs OEC records but does not license, such as those a public school runs) and youth camps are not in this record.
- OEC's files give no county and no map point for a program.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Correction dates
- OEC's files record the violation cited, not when it was corrected.
- Severity of violations
- OEC's files do not grade violations.
- Complaints not investigated
- Complaints OEC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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