Hearth Record

Maple Leaf Childcare Center Inc.

A day care center in Malta, New York 12020

10 Hemphill Place, Malta, New York 12020. (518) 899-4159.

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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 18 violations in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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?

19 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 13, 2026.

18 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

18 violations in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

18 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 2, 2026: self-Report1 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).

Apr 9, 2026: fire Safety - Renewal2 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: documentation from service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that the fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current license period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(31). Corrected during the inspection.

  • 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: documentation from the local government authority having jurisdiction for determining compliance with the Fire and Building Code of New York State showing that the facility has been inspected and approved once every 12 months during the current license period for compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(33).

Nov 3, 2025: self-Report1 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).

Sep 24, 2025: monitoring2 violations
  • Children may not be placed in the crib with a bottle, food or drink.

    Rule 418-1.12(aj).

  • All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.

    Rule 418-1.12(z).

Apr 24, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
  • for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children;

    Rule 418-1.8(k)(4)(i). From a complaint.

Nov 15, 2024: documentation Review2 violations
  • Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:

    Rule 418-1.14(c).

  • Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person’s first six months at the program.

    Rule 418-1.14(c)(1).

Sep 25, 2024: monitoring2 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).

  • In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription.

    Rule 418-1.11(f)(21).

May 28, 2024: annual Unannounced4 violations
  • No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child’s medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.

    Rule 418-1.11(a)(1).

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

    Rule 418-1.11(h)(5)(i).

  • 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).

  • 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 25, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
  • Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides.

    Rule 418-1.10(c)(1). From a complaint.

  • 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.

Apr 5, 2024: no Approved Director1 violation
  • Upon termination or resignation of the director: An approved, permanent director must be on-site, performing the duties of the position, within 90 days.

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(23)(iv).

All 21 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 13, 2026Self-ReportNo violations found
Jun 2, 2026Self-Report1 violation cited
May 6, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Apr 9, 2026Fire Safety - Renewal2 violations cited
Mar 11, 2026Self-ReportNo violations found
Jan 23, 2026Self-ReportNo violations found
Nov 3, 2025Self-Report1 violation cited
Oct 29, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Sep 24, 2025Monitoring2 violations cited
Jun 18, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Apr 24, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited
Mar 5, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Nov 15, 2024Documentation Review2 violations cited
Oct 7, 2024Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Sep 25, 2024Monitoring2 violations cited
Jun 18, 2024Fire Safety - Alternate YearNo violations found
May 28, 2024Annual Unannounced4 violations cited
Apr 25, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Apr 5, 2024No Approved Director1 violation cited
Jan 8, 2024Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Nov 21, 2023Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found

Is it licensed?

  • Day Care Center, open since Oct 28, 1996.
  • School district: Ballston Spa.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 24 Infants, 34 Toddlers, 16 Preschoolers and 21 School-Aged Children.
  • Approved by New York to give medication.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 43181, issued Oct 28, 2022, with an expiration date of Oct 27, 2026, which has passed.
  • Capacity: 95 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?

  • 2 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (2).
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.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Apr 24, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Apr 25, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 141 child care providers in Saratoga County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
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 141 in Saratoga County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
A Mother’s Prayer Daycare2
Ballston Area Community Center17
Miss Donna’s Day Care9
Delles, Barbara1
Schultz, Kathleen3
Maple Leaf Childcare Center Inc. This child care provider18
Maple Leaf Childcare Center Inc.35
Bean Sprouts Day Care, Inc.0
ABC Daycare10
Jumper Bean0
Saratoga Regional Young Men’s Christian Association8
CHILDTIME CHILDCARE, INC16

What the record doesn’t say

  • New York’s list of programs gives an expiration date that has passed, and doesn’t say whether the licence was renewed; New York’s own search has its current status.
  • 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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