Little Wonders Early Childhood Enrichment Center
A day care center in Valatie, New York 12184
2872 Route 9, Valatie, New York 12184. (518) 758-1244.
What New York’s list coversOutside New York City
Programs New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services licenses or registers outside New York City, each county added once it is read in full. Programs in the city’s five boroughs, including the day care centers its Health Department regulates, aren’t here yet.
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The short answer
Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Oct 24, 2026.
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Aug 42026 the latest visit on record
- 34 children, its licensed capacity
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?
13 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 4, 2026.
6 violations cited in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
6 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 28, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
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Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.
Jul 17, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.
Jan 10, 2024: application - Renewal3 violations
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The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
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In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription.
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A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child;
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Fire Safety - TA | No violations found |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Application - Renewal | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Nov 7, 2003.
- School district: Ichabod Crane.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 8 Infants, 12 Toddlers, 14 Preschoolers.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 102596, issued Nov 7, 2023, expires Nov 6, 2027.
- Capacity: 34 children.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Has New York acted against it?
- No complaints in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- New York doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs.
Who owns it?
- New York’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Takes part in QUALITYstarsNY, New York’s quality rating program.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 24 child care providers in Columbia County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 6.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Little Wonders Early Childhood Enrichment Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Little Falls Kinder Center | 1 |
| O.K. Kids, Inc. | 0 |
| Columbia Opportunities Inc. | 1 |
| Apple Tree Daycare | 0 |
| Melissa’s Munchkins Family Daycare | 0 |
| Chatham Kids Club, Inc. | 0 |
| Gene’s Family Daycare | 0 |
| Bandy, Wendy | 0 |
| Columbia Opportunities Inc | 0 |
| Shutts, Kimberly | 0 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College D C C | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- New York doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- New York’s records give the regulation behind each violation, not what the inspector saw.
- New York’s program pages cover four calendar years; this page shows the last three years.
- New York doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual programs.
Sources
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs (cb42-qumz).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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