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New Fairfield Bright Beginnings
Child care center
74 Rt 37
New Fairfield, CT 06812
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- New Fairfield, CT
- Record Period
- 2022–2026
- Source Documents
- 7
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 6 licensing visits from May 2022 to February 2026, OEC cited 30 violations at New Fairfield Bright Beginnings.
- Visits
- 6
- 2022–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 30
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 6
- 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 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
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, February 26, 2026, recorded 3 violations.
What to Ask About
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff), Cited in Two Visits
- License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe, Cited in Two Visits
- Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked, Cited in Two Visits
- Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degrees, Cited in Two Visits
- Playground Free From Hazards, Cited in Two Visits
- Citation 19a-79-9a(a)(2), Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- New Fairfield Bright Beginnings
- Address
- 74 Rt 37, New Fairfield, CT 06812
- License Number
- CT-DCCC.70613
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 170 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 58 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2029-04-30
- 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
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-10(e)(1-10)DiaperingCitedNo 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(e)(1-2)Air Temperature 65F at 3 ft-Thermometer affixedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-757
- 2025
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7)Policies- complete, implementedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-1408
- 2025
Unannounced full inspection
1 violation
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-837
- 2024
Unannounced full inspection
4 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-7a(e)(5)Walls/Ceilings/Floors/Rugs: Clean/Good RepairCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(d)(1)Adequate Sinks in Program SpaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(g)(1) and/or 19a-79-10(d)(2)(A)Crib/Bed Used for Infant SleepingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(2)Cots Stored/Maintained/Adequate NumberCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-672
- 2023
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-79-7a(d)(10)Approved Safety Outlets/CoversCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(3)Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degreesCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7aLicense Premise Clean/Good Repair/SafeCitedNo 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)Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Labeling/StorageCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(a)(2)Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/Parent Permission/MARCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(a)(3)Nonprescription Topical Medications: Labeling/StorageCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)Playground Free From HazardsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(k)(2)Unused Portions of Liquids DiscardedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(k)(4)Food Served from Dish or Whole Jar ServedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- Public Act 19-106015a-Dev.MilestonesCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-1688
- 2022
Unannounced full inspection
9 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3)New Staff/Employee OrientationCitedNo 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(d)(1)Designated DirectorCitedNo 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-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff Health RecordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(a)(2)Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/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-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)Playground Free From HazardsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2022-1564
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 Parent/Staff), Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in May 2022 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/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.
22232425252619a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 2
License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a in May 2022 and April 2023. 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.
22232425252619a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(10) in May 2022 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked. 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.
22232425252619a-79-7a(e)(10) across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degrees, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(3) in May 2022 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degrees. 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.
22232425252619a-79-7a(e)(3) across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Playground Free From Hazards, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) in May 2022 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Playground Free From Hazards. 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.
22232425252619a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) across all 6 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Citation 19a-79-9a(a)(2), Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(a)(2) in May 2022 and April 2023. The agency describes it this way: Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/Parent Permission/MAR. 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.
22232425252619a-79-9a(a)(2) across all 6 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 Parent/Staff): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
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.
- 03
What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(10) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked: cited in two 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 degrees-115 degrees: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Playground Free From Hazards: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 19a-79-9a(a)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 19a-79-9a(a)(2): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
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.
- 08
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.70613
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 · X2022-1564
Visit May 4, 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 · X2023-1688
Visit Apr 25, 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 · X2024-672
Visit Feb 15, 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 · X2025-837
Visit Feb 27, 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 · 2025-1408
Visit Dec 15, 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 · X2026-757
Visit Feb 26, 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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