Testerman, Desiree
A family day care in Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
118 Brandy Lane, Wappingers Falls, New York 12590. (845) 227-1578.
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.
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Sep 222026 the latest visit on record
- 8 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 22, 2026.
5 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
5 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Jul 13, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the family day care home.
Apr 15, 2026: monitoring3 violations
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The Registrant 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 caregivers 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:
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the family day care home.
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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.
Jun 17, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. 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 family day care home at any one time.
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Fire Safety - Full Existing | No violations found |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Monitoring | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Application - Renewal | No violations found |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| May 31, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Monitoring | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Care, open since Apr 29, 2011.
- School district: Wappingers.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Registration 501166, issued Apr 29, 2025, expires Apr 28, 2029.
- Capacity: 8 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?
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 206 child care providers in Dutchess County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Astor Center @ Mt. Alvernia | 0 |
| The Enchanted Forest Day Care and Learning Center, LLC | 4 |
| Poulin, Jeannine | 0 |
| Tammy’s Family Day Care | 4 |
| Happy Hours Children’s Center | 2 |
| Testerman, Desiree This child care provider | 5 |
| Feels Like Home Childcare, Inc. | 0 |
| Firefly Family Group Day Care | 1 |
| Taconic Innovations, Inc. | 7 |
| Inspiring Minds Overnight Care | 0 |
| Healthy Kids Extended Day Program Inc. | 23 |
| Honeybee Child Care Corp. II | 6 |
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.
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
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Replies
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