Kids R Us (Main)
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.
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Apr 82026 the latest visit on record
- 27 children, its licensed capacity
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.
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.
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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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Feb 18, 2026: annual Unannounced4 violations
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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;
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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.
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All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children.
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for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: the maximum group size is twelve children.
Dec 15, 2025: monitoring4 violations
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All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.
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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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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.
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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.
Aug 25, 2025: monitoring6 violations
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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;
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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;
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Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.
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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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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.
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Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.
Jun 12, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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A safety strap must be fastened around children who are seated in high chairs.
May 7, 2024: application - Renewal1 violation
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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:
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Apr 8, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Monitoring | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Monitoring | 6 violations cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Application - Renewal | 1 violation cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Fire Safety - Renewal | No violations found |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No 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.
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).
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Jun 12, 2024 | Complaint (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.
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.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kids R Us (Main) This child care provider | 16 |
| Kids R Us 2 | 10 |
| Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc. | 3 |
| Rafferty, Jan | 1 |
| Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc | 0 |
| Dukett, Kristina | 1 |
| Isham, Janette | 2 |
| Tendercare Tot Center, Inc. | 13 |
| Adirondack Community Action Program, Inc. | 5 |
| LAKE PLACID CHILD CARE COMMITTEE, INC. | 2 |
| Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc. | 0 |
| Wee Care Daycare | 1 |
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 19, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: New York State Office of Children and Family Services. New York’s own record is on hs.ocfs.ny.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
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Paid listing
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