Hearth Record

Fall Creek School Age Program, Inc

A school age child care in Ithaca, New York 14850

202 King St., Ithaca, New York 14850. (607) 269-6358.

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.

New York’s own record, on hs.ocfs.ny.gov

Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. New York’s own record is on hs.ocfs.ny.gov.

The short answer

Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 20 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. 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?

18 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 23, 2026.

22 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

20 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

20 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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.

Sep 11, 2025: monitoring1 violation
  • School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: The information necessary to complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office.

    Rule 414.13(b)(6).

Mar 12, 2025: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: The information necessary to complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office.

    Rule 414.13(b)(6).

Dec 17, 2024: monitoring2 violations
  • Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.

    Rule 414.11(b)(1)(ii).

  • The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

    Rule 414.9(b).

Nov 13, 2024: monitoring3 violations
  • Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.

    Rule 414.11(b)(1)(ii).

  • School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: The information necessary to complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office.

    Rule 414.13(b)(6).

  • The school-age child care program must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities.

    Rule 414.8(c).

Nov 6, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
  • Each school age child care program that has been issued a registration by the Office must openly display such registration, along with any restrictions, limitations and waivers to the registration, in the program for which it was issued.

    Rule 414.15(a)(2). From a complaint.

  • The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident,

    Rule 414.15(b)(14)(ii). From a complaint.

Jun 10, 2024: complaint investigation4 violations
  • school age child care program 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 414.10(c)(1). From a complaint.

  • The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident,

    Rule 414.15(b)(14)(ii). From a complaint.

  • Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 414.8(a). From a complaint.

  • School-age child care programs must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

    Rule 414.8(b). From a complaint.

Jun 5, 2024: monitoring2 violations
  • Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 414.8(a).

  • When a school-age child care program cares for children in groups including children both over and under 10 years of age, the teacher/child ratio used must be that ratio applicable to the youngest child in the group.

    Rule 414.8(l)(4).

Mar 14, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers;

    Rule 414.15(c)(12). Corrected during the inspection.

Mar 13, 2024: complaint investigation3 violations
  • A program, whose health care consultant terminates his or her relationship with the program, will be granted a 60 day grace period to hire another health care consultant, obtain approval of a health care plan from the new health care consultant and submit the plan to the office without the child care program losing the ability to administer medications as long as:

    Rule 414.11(d)(4). From a complaint.

  • Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 414.8(a). From a complaint.

  • When a school-age child care program cares for children in groups including children both over and under 10 years of age, the teacher/child ratio used must be that ratio applicable to the youngest child in the group.

    Rule 414.8(l)(4). From a complaint.

Dec 19, 2023: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.

    Rule 414.14(b).

Nov 20, 2023: complaint investigation2 violations
  • Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 414.8(a). From a complaint.

  • School-age child care programs must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

    Rule 414.8(b). From a complaint.

All 22 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 23, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 11, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Jan 22, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Nov 3, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Sep 11, 2025Monitoring1 violation cited
Apr 29, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Mar 12, 2025Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Dec 17, 2024Monitoring2 violations cited
Nov 26, 2024Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Nov 13, 2024Monitoring3 violations cited
Nov 6, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Sep 4, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 10, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited
Jun 5, 2024Monitoring2 violations cited
May 3, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Mar 25, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Mar 14, 2024Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Mar 13, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 3 violations cited
Jan 31, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Dec 19, 2023Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Dec 14, 2023Safety AssessmentNo violations found
Nov 20, 2023ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • School Age Child Care, open since Jun 15, 2000.
  • School district: Ithaca.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 70 School-Aged Children.
  • Approved by New York to give medication.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Registration 44532, issued Jun 1, 2023, expires May 31, 2027.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 2, 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?

  • 4 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (4).
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 2, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Nov 6, 2024Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Jun 10, 2024Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Mar 13, 2024Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Nov 20, 2023Complaint (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 68 child care providers in Tompkins County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3.5; this one had 22.
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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 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

None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.

Paid listing

None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

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.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

1 of 4

Every fact names its source.

Who published it, when, and how often it changes sit beside each fact, with a link to the agency’s own file.

Sign in

A free account keeps your watch list, shortlists, comparisons and saved searches on every device, and can email you when something you watch changes. Browsing never needs one.