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Diane Matulis

A family child care home in Torrington, Connecticut 06790

87 Perkins St, Torrington, Connecticut 06790. (860) 459-9715.

Connecticut’s own record, on elicense.ct.gov

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The short answer

Record last released by Connecticut Office of Early Childhood on Oct 24, 2026.

The last 24 months 4 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean4
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Licence status
Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

5 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 6, 2026.

4 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Inspections, Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Investigations and Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Violations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

4 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

4 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each violation, in its source’s words

Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.

Source:

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Violations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 23, 2026: follow-up visit1 violation

  • Indoor/Outdoor Space-Safe and Sufficient: There shall be sufficient indoor and outdoor play space to ensure appropriate activities, safety and comfort for the children at the facility. When outdoor play space does not exist at the facility, the provider shall identify alternate outdoor play space and develop a written plan that ensures the safe transportation of children to and from the alternate outdoor play space. The outdoor play space shall be protected from traffic, bodies of water, gullies, and other hazards by barriers, which effectively bar access in a manner safe for children.

    Rule 19a-87b-9(f)(1-2).

Feb 5, 2026: unannounced inspection (full)1 violation

  • Pets: The provider shall be responsible for protecting the health and safety of the children from household pets and other animals at the facility. Animal waste shall be kept inaccessible to children. The provider shall develop and implement a written plan to keep any animal kept at the facility inaccessible to the children if the animal is known to be dangerous or aggressive. A current rabies vaccination certificate shall be kept on file at the family child care home for each dog and cat over fourteen (14) weeks of age. The provider shall be responsible for maintaining any animal kept at the facility in accordance with all applicable local and state laws and to have such documentation on file.

    Rule 19a-87b-9(o).

Mar 10, 2025: unannounced inspection (full)1 violation

  • Child Health Record: The provider shall have a complete and current general health record on file when the child begins attending the family child care home, signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. These records shall be returned to the parent when the child is withdrawn from the family child care home.

    Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(2).

Feb 23, 2024: unannounced inspection (full)1 violation

  • Child Health Record: The provider shall have a complete and current general health record on file when the child begins attending the family child care home, signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. These records shall be returned to the parent when the child is withdrawn from the family child care home.

    Rule 19a-87b-10(b)(2).

All 5 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 6, 2026Unannounced inspection (partial)No violations cited
Apr 23, 2026Follow-up visit1 violation cited
Feb 5, 2026Unannounced inspection (full)1 violation cited
Mar 10, 2025Unannounced inspection (full)1 violation cited
Feb 23, 2024Unannounced inspection (full)1 violation cited

Is it licensed?

  • Family Child Care Home, first licensed Jan 10, 1994.
  • Licence DCFH.25784, valid Sep 1, 2026 to Aug 31, 2030.
  • Capacity: 6 children, plus 3 of school age.
Source:

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Program Data. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Has Connecticut acted against it?

  • No investigations in the last three years.
Source:

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Investigations and Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Inspections. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Who does the caring?

  • Connecticut doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers.

Who owns it?

  • Connecticut’s open data doesn’t list owners.

How is it rated?

  • Connecticut’s licensing data has no quality rating.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 101 child care providers in Litchfield County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 4.
Source:

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Child Care & Youth Camp Licensing Violations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 101 in Litchfield County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Hilltop Christian Early Learning Center18
Brooker Memorial Child Care & Learning Center14
Northwest Ct YMCA Child Care18
Kindercare Learning Center #07029218
Torrington Child Care Center11
Edadvance Bases Torrington10
Edadvance Bases Vogel-Wetmore2
Future Foundations Child Care Center30
Wee Learn & Play Child Care Center36
Torrington Head Start2
Diane Matulis This child care provider4
Cynthia Olbrys2

What the record doesn’t say

  • Connecticut doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
  • Connecticut’s open data gives the rule behind each violation, not what the inspector saw.
  • Connecticut doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated, only how each investigation was resolved.
  • Connecticut doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
  • This page shows Connecticut’s records from the last three years; its open data goes back to 2005.

Sources

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. Connecticut’s own record is on elicense.ct.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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