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A day care center in Saranac Lake, New York 12983

3 Brandybrook Ave, Saranac Lake, New York 12983. (518) 891-6057.

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.

The last 24 months 16 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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 Apr 8, 2026.

16 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

16 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

16 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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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.

Feb 18, 2026: annual Unannounced4 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).

  • The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.

    Rule 418-1.5(aa). Corrected during the inspection.

  • All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children.

    Rule 418-1.5(z). Corrected during the inspection.

  • for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: the maximum group size is twelve children.

    Rule 418-1.8(k)(3)(ii).

Dec 15, 2025: monitoring4 violations
  • 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).

  • 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).

  • The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.

    Rule 418-1.5(aa).

  • All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials 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 418-1.5(v).

Aug 25, 2025: monitoring6 violations
  • The health care plan must describe the following: how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(2)(i).

  • 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).

  • Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.

    Rule 418-1.3(h).

  • 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).

  • All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials 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 418-1.5(v). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.

    Rule 418-1.5(y). Corrected during the inspection.

Jun 12, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
  • A safety strap must be fastened around children who are seated in high chairs.

    Rule 418-1.5(ab)(2). From a complaint.

May 7, 2024: application - Renewal1 violation
  • 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).

All 12 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Apr 8, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Feb 18, 2026Annual Unannounced4 violations cited
Dec 15, 2025Monitoring4 violations cited
Aug 25, 2025Monitoring6 violations cited
May 5, 2025Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Mar 18, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Nov 5, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 21, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 12, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited
May 7, 2024Application - Renewal1 violation cited
May 7, 2024Fire Safety - RenewalNo violations found
Feb 5, 2024Annual UnannouncedNo violations found

Is it licensed?

  • Day Care Center, open since Aug 23, 1999.
  • School district: Saranac Lake.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 Infants, 15 Toddlers.
  • Approved by New York to give medication.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 43568, issued Jun 1, 2024, expires May 31, 2028.
  • Capacity: 27 children.
Source:

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?

  • 1 complaint in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (1).
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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Jun 12, 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 31 child care providers in Essex County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 1; this one had 16.
Source:

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

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 Oct 24, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Paid listing

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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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