Damon, Kimberly
A group family day care in Potsdam, New York 13676
5 Elderkin Street, Potsdam, New York 13676. (315) 857-0450.
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.
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Jul 222026 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?
14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.
14 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
14 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. 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.
Mar 11, 2026: annual Unannounced2 violations
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.
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Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.
Jan 30, 2026: complaint investigation2 violations
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Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label.
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One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.
Oct 21, 2025: monitoring1 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.
Jul 15, 2025: fire Safety - Monitor1 violation
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There must be a cushioned surface under all outside play equipment that present a fall hazard. Surfacing may not include concrete, asphalt, grass or hard compacted dirt.
Oct 2, 2024: monitoring1 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.
Jun 13, 2024: complaint investigation7 violations
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The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: submit a satisfactory medical statement, as required in section 416.11(b).
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All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.
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All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program’s operating hours.
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The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time.
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The home must have adequate indoor space for the comfort of the children and to accommodate a variety of activities for the number of children in care.
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Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
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Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Fire Safety - Monitor | No violations found |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Fire Safety - Monitor | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 7 violations cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since Mar 11, 2005.
- School district: Potsdam.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 218416, issued Mar 11, 2023, expires Mar 10, 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Has New York acted against it?
- 2 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (2).
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 73 child care providers in St. Lawrence County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| St. Lawrence County Community Development Program | 3 |
| Damon, Kimberly This child care provider | 14 |
| SUNY Potsdam Child Care Center, Inc | 4 |
| McGoogle’s Mind Molders Academy | 41 |
| Weems, Crysten | 0 |
| Oney, Melinda | 3 |
| Nelson, Kathleen | 0 |
| Murray, Nancy | 1 |
| Flynn, Tammy | 4 |
| Bell, Marianne | 0 |
| Schwandner, Deanne | 3 |
| Corbine, Shelly | 0 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: New York State Office of Children and Family Services. New York’s own record is on hs.ocfs.ny.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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Replies
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