Hearth Record

Mcwalker, Bobbie

A group family day care in Schenectady, New York 12307

542 Summit Ave., Schenectady, New York 12307. (518) 374-7868.

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 Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 12 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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?

12 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 23, 2026.

12 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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

12 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

12 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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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:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Jan 5, 2026: documentation Review3 violations
  • Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:

    Rule 416.14(c).

  • The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 416.14(f).

    Rule 416.14(c)(2).

  • Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are:

    Rule 416.14(f).

Apr 10, 2025: monitoring2 violations
  • The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home:

    Rule 413.4(b).

  • 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.

    Rule 416.8(j)(1).

Mar 21, 2025: annual Unannounced6 violations
  • The premises must be kept clean and free from dampness, odors and the accumulation of trash.

    Rule 416.11(i)(22).

  • Extensive cleaning, such as shampooing carpets or washing windows and walls, must occur when children are not present.

    Rule 416.11(i)(26).

  • All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.

    Rule 416.4(h)(4).

  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 416.5(a).

  • All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children.

    Rule 416.5(j).

  • The phone used at the group family day care must have a ringtone that remains audible throughout day care hours of operation.

    Rule 416.5(m)(3).

Feb 29, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

    Rule 416.15(c)(5).

All 12 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 23, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 1, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Mar 11, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Jan 5, 2026Documentation Review3 violations cited
Dec 1, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 4, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Apr 10, 2025Monitoring2 violations cited
Mar 21, 2025Annual Unannounced6 violations cited
Dec 12, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
May 28, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Feb 29, 2024Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Dec 1, 2023Annual UnannouncedNo violations found

Is it licensed?

  • Group Family Day Care, open since Apr 21, 1999.
  • School district: Schenectady.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 30596, issued Apr 21, 2023, expires Apr 20, 2027.
  • Capacity: 14 children.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 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.
Source:

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 Nov 5, 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.
Source:

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 154 child care providers in Schenectady County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 12.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 154 in Schenectady County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Bobbitt, Cecilia2
Mcwalker, Bobbie This child care provider12
The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District7
Blessings From Above Day Care4
Gonzalez, Jocabel1
Suarez, Ana1
Meraris Day Care2
Star Bright Daycare18
Our Precious Sprouts Day Care, LLC2
Amazing Kids Daycare12
Roshan Day Care Inc.18
Devesh Childcare Inc.10

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 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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