Little Tinkers Group Family Day Care
A group family day care in Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
17-19 Marshall Street, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601. (845) 471-6781.
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.
- 9 violations in the last three years
- Jul 162026 the latest visit on record
- 16 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?
10 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 16, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
9 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 16, 2026: monitoring2 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care;
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children’s individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child’s medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Feb 3, 2026: annual Unannounced1 violation
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.
Oct 2, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care;
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children’s individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child’s medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Feb 27, 2025: annual Unannounced1 violation
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children’s individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child’s medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Aug 30, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection an approved health care plan on forms furnished by the Office, as required in section 416.11 of this Part;
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.
Mar 8, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
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Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since May 27, 2003.
- School district: Poughkeepsie.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
- Licence 143851, issued May 27, 2023, expires May 26, 2027.
- Capacity: 16 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 20, 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 20, 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?
- Doesn’t take 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 206 child care providers in Dutchess County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 9.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Dutchess Community College Day Care Center | 0 |
| Little Tinkers Group Family Day Care This child care provider | 9 |
| Griffing, Diane | 0 |
| Little Kidsworld Day Care, Inc. | 0 |
| The Happy Face Daycare | 2 |
| Community Family Development, Inc. North Site | 13 |
| Happy Kids | 5 |
| Astor Early Childhood Program | 3 |
| Child Care by Valerie, Inc. | 5 |
| Wee Play Children’s Center, Inc. | 6 |
| Little Tikes Day Care Center II | 18 |
| Bright Horizons Children’s Centers, Inc. | 5 |
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 20, 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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Paid listing
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