Stepping StonesII
A day care center in Milton, New York 12547
9 Chestnut Lane, Milton, New York 12547. (845) 795-2923.
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.
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Oct 82026 the latest visit on record
- 66 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 Oct 8, 2026.
8 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
8 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2024. 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.
Oct 31, 2024: monitoring1 violation
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Child day care programs must keep all records relevant to the current licensing period, and the immediately preceding licensing period.
May 2, 2024: complaint investigation6 violations
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Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are 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.
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Any teacher, director, or volunteer who has not completed this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed.
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The provisions specified on the license are binding and the child day care center must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the child day care center at any one time.
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A written agreement concerning this retention between the parent and the center is required.
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Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups.
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There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval.
Apr 23, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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In child day care centers where the licensed capacity is less than 45 children, a group teacher or assistant teacher may also perform administrative/fiscal management functions and/or supervision functions, provided that the qualifications for such positions as set forth in section 418-1.13(g)(1) have been met.
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 14, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| May 2, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 5 violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Jun 4, 2001.
- School district: Marlboro.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 16 Infants, 12 Toddlers and 38 School-Aged Children.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 44936, issued Jun 4, 2023, expires Jun 3, 2027.
- Capacity: 66 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?
- 3 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (2), Complaint (Substantiated) (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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| May 2, 2024 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated). |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 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 115 child care providers in Ulster County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bulson, Joanne | 0 |
| Stepping Stones | 4 |
| Stepping StonesII This child care provider | 8 |
| Appleseeds Children’s Studio Inc | 2 |
| Little Friends Pre-School, LLC | 3 |
| YMCA of Kingston & Ulster | 5 |
| The Children’s Center of New Paltz, Inc. | 1 |
| Heidi’s House Daycare | 0 |
| Brodhead, Pearl | 0 |
| Wallkill Valley Child Care | 1 |
| The Alphabet Tree Clubhouse | 6 |
| Krueger, Patricia | 0 |
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.
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Replies
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