What does this information mean?
Our goal is to keep children safe. The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) Division of Licensing oversees licensing programs for over 4,000 child care centers, group child care homes, family child care homes, and youth camps in Connecticut. The Licensing Division has regulations in place for these child care settings, regularly inspect them, and provide training and support to help programs and providers understand and meet these regulations. However, children are naturally curious explorers and sometimes get hurt, even under ideal conditions. In addition, child care providers sometimes make mistakes and unknowingly or knowingly violate the rules, which may result in a child’s injury. The following tables show the annual number of serious injuries, deaths, and instances of substantiated child abuse that occurred in child care settings throughout Connecticut. The term “substantiated” means the OEC Division of Licensing investigated a report of child abuse or neglect, and the investigation team determined there was enough evidence to indicate that the claim of abuse occurred.
What do serious injury, death, and substantiated child abuse or neglect in child care mean?
- Serious injury: Any injury to a child that occurs while the child is receiving care which results in a diagnosed fracture, diagnosed second or third degree burn or diagnosed concussion.
- Death in child care: This refers to the death of a child that occurred in a child care program or at a child care program sponsored event.
- Substantiated child abuse or neglect: This includes physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or maltreatment that was investigated and found to be true.
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