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Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave)

Daycare center in Danbury, CT. 75 Balmforth Ave, Danbury, CT 06810

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AgesInfant, toddler, preschool and school age
Hours6:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri
Tuition fromNot listed
Licensed capacity154 children
Violations, last 3 years14
On the register since2001

About the program

Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) is a licensed daycare center in Danbury, Connecticut, on the state register since 2001. It is licensed for 154 children and serves infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages.

Action Early Learning Center is a year-round childcare program for children aged 18 months to 6 years in Danbury, Connecticut.

The program states NAEYC accreditation.

NAEYC accredited

Tuition and capacity

Tuition: not listed. Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $1,967 a month.

Licensing and safety

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Licence typeChild Care Center · DCCC.15756
Licence statusActive since 2001
Licensed capacity154 children
Inspections on file6
AccreditationNAEYC (stated by the program)
Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Last synced September 18, 2026.
Violations, last 3 years14Area median for centers: 12
Inspections on file6
All violations on file34Most recent August 2025

Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Connecticut records each regulation cited at an inspection with the date it was closed. The state does not assign a risk level. The text shown is the regulation the program was cited under.

Cited August 25, 2025

Consultants [19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)]

Regulation: An education consultant shall be available to the operator and program staff for advice and support regarding the educational content and practice of the program. A person needs to apply for approval to be an education consultant. Program staff shall not serve as education consultants for programs in which they provide direct care or direct program supervision in a non-consultative role; or in a program with the same operator as a program in which they provide direct care or direct program super

Cited August 25, 2025

Postings [19a-79-3a(d)6)(C), (e)(1-6), 7a(e)(17), 10(g)(8)]

Regulation: The operator shall post the following items in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public: the license, the OEC complaint procedure, menus, No Smoking signs, the plan for administrative oversight, the radon test, the OEC Inspection report (posted or available), the safe sleep policy and the OEC Developmental Milestones document.

Cited August 25, 2025

Comprehensive background checks [19a-79-4a(b)]

Regulation: The operator shall ensure that all program staff have completed a comprehensive background check before they have unsupervised access to children. The operator shall provide to the Office of Early Childhood any information obtained concerning substantiated child abuse or neglect records or criminal convictions upon request. The operator shall obtain from each prospective employee, who is eighteen years of age or older, for a position that requires the provision of care to a child or involves uns

Cited August 25, 2025

Prevention of vermin [19a-79-7a(e)(16)]

Regulation: There shall be effective measures taken to prevent vermin from entering or breeding in the child care center or group child care home. All openings to the outer air used for ventilation shall be screened with a minimum of sixteen mesh screening and doors shall be provided to prevent the entrance of vectors.

Cited August 25, 2025

Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff [19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)]

Regulation: An individual plan of care for any child with special health care needs or disabilities when it is necessary that special care be taken or provided while a child is in attendance shall be developed and implemented with the child's parent(s) and health care provider and updated, as necessary. The plan shall include appropriate care of the child to prevent and respond to a medical or other emergency and shall be signed by the parent and program staff responsible for the care of the child.

Show all 34 violations on file
Cited October 16, 2024

No Violations [-]

Regulation: -

Cited July 11, 2024

No Violations [-]

Regulation: -

Cited June 4, 2024

Enrollment Information [19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A) through (C)]

Regulation: The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. The record shall include enrollment information and permission forms signed and dated by the parent(s).

Cited June 4, 2024

Playground Free From Hazards [19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)]

Regulation: Hardware such as air conditioners, water heaters or fuse boxes shall be inaccessible to children. The playground shall be free of glass, debris, holes and other hazards.

Cited June 4, 2024

015a-Developmental Milestones [CGS 10-514(b)]

Regulation: The operator shall post a copy of the developmental milestones document developed by the Office of Early Childhood in a conspicuous place at the program.

Cited June 4, 2024

Logs/Visits Documented [19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G)]

Regulation: A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. Consultative services shall include documenting the activities and observations in a consultation log that is kept on file at the facility for two years.

Cited June 4, 2024

Under Three Endorsement: Physical Barriers/Groups of 8 (Indoors/Outdoors) [19a-79-10(c)(4)]

Regulation: For children under three years of age, there shall be a physical barrier separating each group of eight (8) children, indoors and outdoors.

Cited June 4, 2024

First Aid Kit(s):Indoor/Outdoor/Field Trip [19a-6a(c) and/or 19a-6a(d)]

Regulation: The facility shall maintain at least one (1) portable, readily available first aid kit wherever children are in care, including field trips, outdoor play areas and one to remain at the facility if all the children do not attend the field trip. Each kit shall be a closed container for storing first aid supplies, accessible to staff at all times but out of the reach of children. The first aid kit shall contain specified items and be restocked after use, and an inventory shall be conducted at least

Cited June 4, 2024

Under Three Endorsement: Group Size no Larger than 8 [19a-79-10(c)(3)]

Regulation: For children under three years of age, the group size shall not exceed eight (8) children.

Cited June 20, 2023

Local Health Inspection [19a-79-2a(c)(7)]

Regulation: At least every two (2) years, the local health director shall make unannounced visits, inspections or investigations of the licensed child care center or group child care home.

Cited June 20, 2023

Current Fire Marshal Certificate [19a-79-3a(e)(2)]

Regulation: The operator shall post the current fire marshal certificate in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public.

Cited June 20, 2023

Logs/Visits Documented [19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G)]

Regulation: A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. Consultative services shall include documenting the activities and observations in a consultation log that is kept on file at the facility for two years.

Cited June 20, 2023

License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe [19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a]

Regulation: The building, equipment and services shall be maintained in a good state of repair. A maintenance program shall be established that ensures that the interior, exterior and grounds of the building are maintained, kept clean and orderly, free from accumulations of refuse, dampness, stagnant water, dilapidated structures and other health and safety hazards.

Cited June 20, 2023

Walls/Ceilings/Floors/Rugs: Clean/Good Repair [19a-79-7a(e)(5)]

Regulation: Walls, ceilings, floors and rugs shall be maintained in a state of good repair and be washable or easily cleanable.

Cited June 20, 2023

Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked [19a-79-7a(e)(10)]

Regulation: Potentially hazardous substances in the child care centers and group child care homes shall be stored in a separate locked area.

Cited June 20, 2023

Consultant Agreements/Contracts [19a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2)]

Regulation: A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. These services shall include an early childhood educational consultant, a health consultant, a dentist or dental hygienist consultant, a social service consultant, and a registered dietitian consultant for those programs that serve meals. Consultative services shall include annual review of written policies, plans and procedures, annual review of education programs, availability by tel

Cited June 20, 2023

Approved Safety Outlets/Covers [19a-79-7a(d)(10)]

Regulation: Electrical outlets shall be provided with safety covers or approved safety outlets. The use and maintenance of electrical cords, appliances and adaptors shall be in full compliance with state codes.

Cited October 19, 2022

000 No Violations [-]

Regulation: -

Cited August 17, 2022

000 No Violations [-]

Regulation: -

Cited August 9, 2022

Under Three Endorsement: Group Size no Larger than 8 [19a-79-10(c)(3)]

Regulation: For children under three years of age, the group size shall not exceed eight (8) children.

Cited July 5, 2022

Food Service Certificate [19a-79-3a(e)(4)]

Regulation: The operator shall post a food service certificate as required by the local director of health in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public.

Cited July 5, 2022

License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe [19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a]

Regulation: The building, equipment and services shall be maintained in a good state of repair. A maintenance program shall be established that ensures that the interior, exterior and grounds of the building are maintained, kept clean and orderly, free from accumulations of refuse, dampness, stagnant water, dilapidated structures and other health and safety hazards.

Cited July 5, 2022

Enrollment Information [19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A) through (C)]

Regulation: The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. The record shall include enrollment information and permission forms signed and dated by the parent(s).

Cited July 5, 2022

Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff) [19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)]

Regulation: The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. It shall include an individual plan of care for any child with special health care needs or disabilities, developed with the child's parent(s) and health care provider and updated, as nece

Cited July 5, 2022

Ventilation in Toilet Room [19a-79-7a(d)(11)(F) &/or19a-79-7a(d)(11)(G)]

Regulation: Each toilet room shall be ventilated to the outside atmosphere. In child care centers constructed or renovated after January 1, 1994, all toilet facilities shall be mechanically ventilated to the outside atmosphere.

Cited July 5, 2022

Peeling Paint Observed [19a-79-7a]

Regulation: The building, equipment and services (outdoors) shall be maintained in a good state of repair, free of chipping/peeling paint and lead paint hazards.

Cited July 5, 2022

Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR [19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)]

Regulation: Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medication shall be administered to a child without the written order of an authorized prescriber and the written permission of the child's parent(s) which shall be on file at the facility. Individual written medication administration records for each child shall be written in ink, reviewed prior to administering each dose of medication and kept on file at the facility for at least two (2) years after the child is no longer attending the program

Cited July 5, 2022

Under Three Endorsement: Ratio: 1 Staff to 4 Children [19a-79-10(c)(2) and/or 19a-79-4a(c)(6)]

Regulation: For children under three years of age, there shall be at least one (1) program staff for every four (4) children or fraction thereof in attendance. During nap time, when all of the children in the group are sleeping, the overall staff child ratios shall be maintained on the licensed premises. At no time shall a group of children be left unsupervised.

Cited July 5, 2022

Playground Free From Hazards [19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)]

Regulation: Hardware such as air conditioners, water heaters or fuse boxes shall be inaccessible to children. The playground shall be free of glass, debris, holes and other hazards.

What parents say

one of the best daycares! teachers and staff are wonderful, everyone is so caring and helpful I am so glad I picked this daycare for my child.

Diana Torres · 5/5 on Google · 3 years ago
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Getting there

75 Balmforth Ave, Danbury, CT 06810

Questions about Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave)

Is Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) licensed?

Yes. Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) holds an active Child Care Center licence from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (licence DCCC.15756), with a licensed capacity of 154 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.

Has Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) had any inspection violations?

Connecticut records 14 violations for Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) in the last three years, across 6 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 12. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.

What ages does Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) take?

Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) is licensed to serve infant, toddler, preschool and school age ages, and is open 6:30 am to 5:30 pm, Mon to Fri.

How much does Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) cost?

Action Early Learning Center (75 Balmforth Ave) does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees.

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