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New Beginnings Early Learning Center - Bristol
Child care center
1168 Farmington Ave
Bristol, CT 06010
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Bristol, CT
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 9
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 8 licensing visits from April 2022 to April 2026, OEC cited 46 violations at New Beginnings Early Learning Center - Bristol.
- Visits
- 8
- 2022–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 46
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 7
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 1
- 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 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
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.
- 1 visit in this window included a complaint investigation. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full inspection, April 29, 2026, recorded 8 violations.
What to Ask About
- Staff Health Records, Cited in Three Visits
- Consultant Agreements/Contracts, Cited in Three Visits
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Three Visits
- Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉, Cited in Three Visits
- Safe Sleep, Cited in Two Visits
- Annual Staff Training, Cited in Two Visits
- Emergency Medical Permission, Cited in Two Visits
- Outdoor space, Cited in Two Visits
- Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned, Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- New Beginnings Early Learning Center - Bristol
- Address
- 1168 Farmington Ave, Bristol, CT 06010
- License Number
- CT-DCCC.70616
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 52 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 32 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2029-06-30
- 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
Unannounced full inspection
8 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-10(d)(1)(A-C)Adequate sinks-handwashing-diapering/other use-food prepCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(g)(1-8)Safe SleepCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(2), (h)(1-2)Professional developmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D)Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returnedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(3)Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(b)Comprehensive background checksCitedNo 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
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-1802
- 2025
Follow-up visit
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-1184
- 2025
Unannounced full inspection
16 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 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-79-6a(a)(9)Kitchen SeparatedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(7-9)LightingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(6)-(f)(3)Exits, stairs, hallways unobstructedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(j)-(k)(1-5)FeedingCitedNo 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-79-3a(a)Ensuring the safety & health of childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(7)Individual storage of clothing/beddingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(g)(1-8)Safe SleepCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D)SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a(a)(4)Menus- 1 wk in advance- keep 3 mthsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(3)Water temperature 60 ℉ � 120 ℉CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D)Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returnedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(e)(1-10)DiaperingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-1184
- 2025
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-5a(a)(3)(A)Injury, Illness, Incident, Accident reportsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-209
- 2024
Follow-up visit
1 violation
- 19a-79-7a(h)(5) &/or 19a-79-7a(h)(9)Equipment Anchored/Safely ArrangedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-642
- 2024
Unannounced full inspection
9 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 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-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff Health RecordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(1)(D)(i)Emergency Medical PermissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(a) and/or 19a-79-7a(c)(3)Lead Water Test/Bottled WaterCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3)Annual Staff TrainingCitedNo 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-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo 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-79-3a001b-Administration-Ensuring the safety, health & development of childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-642
- 2023
Unannounced full inspection
8 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3)Annual Staff TrainingCitedNo 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-79-5a(a)(1)(D)(i)Emergency Medical PermissionCitedNo 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-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2)Consultant Agreements/ContractsCitedNo 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-79-7a(e)(3)Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degreesCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(10)Potentially Hazardous Substances LockedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-921
- 2022
Unannounced full inspection
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff Health RecordsCitedNo 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-79-7a(e)(18)Operable CO Detector on Each LevelCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2022-1259
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
Staff Health Records, Cited in Three Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) in April 2022, March 2023 and February 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.
222324242525252619a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Consultant Agreements/Contracts, Cited in Three Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2) in April 2022, March 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Consultant Agreements/Contracts. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Three Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in March 2023, February 2024 and April 2025. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉, Cited in Three Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(3) in March 2023, April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-7a(e)(3) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Safe Sleep, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-10(g)(1-8) in April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Safe Sleep. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-10(g)(1-8) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Annual Staff Training, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3) in March 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Annual Staff Training. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 7
Emergency Medical Permission, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(1)(D)(i) in March 2023 and February 2024. The agency describes it this way: Emergency Medical Permission. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-5a(a)(1)(D)(i) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 8
Outdoor space, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9) in April 2025 and April 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.
222324242525252619a-79-7a(h)(1-9) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 9
Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D) in April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned. 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.
222324242525252619a-79-9a(b)(5)(D) across all 8 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-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Health Records: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 19a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Consultant Agreements/Contracts: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
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 three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 19a-79-10(g)(1-8) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Safe Sleep: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Annual Staff Training: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What changed after 19a-79-5a(a)(1)(D)(i) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Emergency Medical Permission: 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-79-9a(b)(5)(D) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 10
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.
- 11
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.70616
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 · X2022-1259
Visit Apr 13, 2022 · 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 · X2023-921
Visit Mar 10, 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 · X2024-642
Visit Feb 14, 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 · X2024-642
Visit Apr 26, 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 · 2025-209
Visit Mar 3, 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 · X2025-1184
Visit Apr 3, 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 · X2025-1184
Visit Apr 23, 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 · X2026-1802
Visit Apr 29, 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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