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Cazenovia Children’s House, Inc.

A day care center in Cazenovia, New York 13035

2757 Route 20 East, Cazenovia, New York 13035. (315) 655-5437.

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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 26 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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?

11 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 10, 2026.

26 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

26 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

26 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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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 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 10, 2026: monitoring2 violations
  • Play equipment must be installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and instructions, be in good repair, and be placed in a safe location.

    Rule 418-1.5(n)(2).

  • Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

    Rule 418-1.8(a).

May 5, 2026: monitoring1 violation
  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 418-1.5(a).

May 5, 2026: fire Safety - Other1 violation
  • Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed.

    Rule 418-1.3(o)(2).

Feb 9, 2026: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.

    Rule 418-1.5(b)(4).

Apr 4, 2025: complaint investigation14 violations
  • The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program’s health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(1). From a complaint.

  • A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child;

    Rule 418-1.11(h)(5)(i). From a complaint.

  • Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying.

    Rule 418-1.11(i)(12). From a complaint.

  • When disposable diapers are used, soiled diapers must be disposed of immediately into an outside trash disposal, or placed in a tightly covered plastic-lined trash can inaccessible to children until outdoor disposal is possible.

    Rule 418-1.11(i)(18)(v). From a complaint.

  • The parent of a child receiving care must have: unlimited and on demand access to such child;

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(8)(i). From a complaint.

  • 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;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(5). From a complaint.

  • 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: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(6). From a complaint.

  • 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.

    Rule 418-1.3(l)(4). From a complaint.

  • The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.

    Rule 418-1.4(h). From a complaint.

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

    Rule 418-1.5(a). From a complaint.

  • Materials and play equipment.

    Rule 418-1.5(n). From a complaint.

  • Clear interior or exterior glass doorways must be marked clearly to avoid accidental impact.

    Rule 418-1.5(o). From a complaint.

  • Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

    Rule 418-1.8(a). From a complaint.

  • The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

    Rule 418-1.8(b). From a complaint.

Oct 29, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
  • Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

    Rule 418-1.8(a). From a complaint.

Jun 17, 2024: monitoring2 violations
  • 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;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(5). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.

    Rule 418-1.5(b)(4).

Jan 17, 2024: complaint investigation4 violations
  • Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying.

    Rule 418-1.11(i)(12). From a complaint.

  • The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(4). From a complaint.

  • 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: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(6). From a complaint. Corrected during the inspection.

  • The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

    Rule 418-1.8(b). From a complaint.

All 14 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 10, 2026Monitoring2 violations cited
May 5, 2026Fire Safety - Other1 violation cited
May 5, 2026Monitoring1 violation cited
Feb 9, 2026Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Oct 21, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Oct 3, 2025Fire Safety - Alternate YearNo violations found
Jul 25, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Apr 4, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 14 violations cited
Mar 20, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Oct 29, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited
Oct 21, 2024Fire Safety - OtherNo violations found
Jun 17, 2024Monitoring2 violations cited
Jan 17, 2024Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Jan 17, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Day Care Center, open since Sep 1, 1990.
  • School district: Cazenovia.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 16 Infants, 22 Toddlers, 30 Preschoolers and 30 School-Aged Children.
  • Approved by New York to give medication.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 39606, issued Nov 1, 2023, expires Oct 31, 2027.
  • Capacity: 98 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Has New York acted against it?

  • 3 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (3).
Source:

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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Apr 4, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Oct 29, 2024Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Jan 17, 2024Complaint (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.
Source:

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 30 child care providers in Madison County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 26.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 30 in Madison County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Cazenovia Children’s House, Inc. This child care provider26
YMCA of Central New York13
Rippleton INC19
Terrier, Patricia9
YMCA and WCC of Rome, New York14
Smith, Shari1
Vanlare, Kathleen12
Oneida Area Day Care Center, Inc.6
Musacchio, Thelma2
Pratt- Mc Donell, Melissa0
Chittenango Child Care Center, Inc.7
Chenango Nursery School, Inc.4

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.

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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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