Childcare / Connecticut / Fairfield
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The Early Language and Literacy Initiative (Elli)
1073 N Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824
Licensed · Active
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 41 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 21 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 5 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2028-07-31
- Latest Full Inspection
- Dec 12, 2025
The Public Record
What the Public Record Shows
Across 10 licensing visits from April 2017 to December 2025, OEC cited 31 violations at The Early Language and Literacy Initiative (Elli).
- Visits
- 10
- 2017–2025, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 31
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 7
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- Investigations opened on a complaint
Recent Visits
Latest 4 of 10, newest first. The full history is in the report.
- Unannounced full inspectionNo violations
No violations
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
1 violation
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
2 violations
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
8 violations
What This Record Cannot Tell You
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
- 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.

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