Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI)

Ensuring Health and Safety in CT's Early Care and Education Programs

December 2009

Ensuring Health and Safety in CT's Early Care and Education Programs | New study raises health and safety concerns in Connecticut early care and education programs

On Tuesday, December 8, the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI), hosted a forum at the Legislative Office Building to discuss the findings in the IMPACT report "Ensuring Health and Safety in CT's Early Care and Education Programs," the first ever comprehensive study of day care licensing inspection results, including alarming health and safety results and recommendations for going forward. The recently completed study was conducted by Dr. Angela A. Crowley, Associate Professor at the Yale University School of Nursing, and Dr. Marjorie S. Rosenthal, Associate Research Scientist, Division of General Pediatrics, and Assistant Director, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the Yale University School of Medicine. The team analyzed the results of 1,422 routine, unannounced, random inspections of two major types of child day care facilities, conducted by Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) licensing specialists.

This work represents the first comprehensive analysis of health and safety compliance ever undertaken in Connecticut. This study was made possible by funding from the Children’s Fund of Connecticut through its subsidiary, the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) and the full cooperation of the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH).

Find links in the upper right corner to download photos from the Forum, the IMPACT report, the full press release and slides of Dr. Crowley and Dr. Rosenthal's presentation from the forum.