Mt. Hope Daycare
A family day care in Albany, New York 12202
103 Mt. Hope Drive, Albany, New York 12202.
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.
- 2 violations in the last three years
- Sep 82026 the latest visit on record
- 8 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
21 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 8, 2026.
2 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
2 violations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2023. 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.
Dec 29, 2023: complaint investigation2 violations
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Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
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Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface.
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 4, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 10, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 14, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Fire Safety - Monitor | No violations found |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Fire Safety - Full Existing | No violations found |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 2 violations cited |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Application - Renewal | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Care, open since Dec 1, 2009.
- School district: Albany.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Registration 418260, issued Dec 1, 2023, expires Nov 30, 2027.
- Capacity: 8 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?
- 1 complaint in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (1).
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2023 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated). |
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 227 child care providers in Albany County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Albany Community Action Partnership | 0 |
| Mt. Hope Daycare This child care provider | 2 |
| Mommy Angels Little Heaven | 24 |
| Rainbow Faces Daycare | 18 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 4 |
| Trinity Center | 4 |
| Joan E’s Haven | 0 |
| Puzzles & Butterflies LLC | 3 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Capital Area Inc | 5 |
| Wela’s Daycare | 7 |
| Bright Future Childcare LLC | 3 |
| Prince, Jacqueline | 8 |
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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