Seward, Nicole
A group family day care in Syracuse, New York 13206
1318 Sunnycrest Rd., Syracuse, New York 13206. (315) 360-3838.
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.
- 13 violations in the last three years
- Oct 62026 the latest visit on record
- 16 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?
9 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Oct 6, 2026.
13 violations cited in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
13 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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 22, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 6, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
Apr 28, 2026: monitoring3 violations
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At the time of administration, the caregiver must document the dosages and time that the medications are given to the child.
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When milk is served as a beverage, low-fat or fat-free milk (1% fat or less) must be served to children two years of age or older.
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
Dec 4, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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The home must have adequate indoor space for the comfort of the children and to accommodate a variety of activities for the number of children in care.
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Children unable to sleep during nap time shall not be confined to a sleeping surface (cot, crib, etc.) but instead must be offered a supervised place for quiet play.
Aug 21, 2025: annual Unannounced2 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are 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.
May 7, 2025: application - Renewal5 violations
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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 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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The licensee must make a written request to the Office before providing an additional shift of care beyond what was specified and approved in the initial application.
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The licensee cannot provide an additional shift of care until the changes have been approved in writing by the Office.
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All animals present at the program that require a license must be licensed.
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All required vaccinations must be kept current for all animals present at the program.
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Monitoring | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Fire Safety - Monitor | No violations found |
| May 7, 2025 | Application - Renewal | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since Aug 29, 2018.
- School district: Syracuse.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 826532, issued Aug 29, 2024, expires Aug 28, 2028.
- Capacity: 16 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 22, 2026. Updated daily.
Has New York acted against it?
- No complaints in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
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 22, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 404 child care providers in Onondaga County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 13.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Wendy’s Just Kiddin | 19 |
| Felices Para Siempre | 3 |
| Tong, Ella | 15 |
| Kids of The Future | 0 |
| Little Green Frog | 6 |
| Seward, Nicole This child care provider | 13 |
| Syracuse Happy House | 14 |
| Davis, Mackilya | 5 |
| Townsend, Shaday | 11 |
| HAPPY LITTLE FACE DAYCARE | 1 |
| JEMS DAYCARE | 24 |
| Leagvibe`s Kingdom Daycare | 5 |
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 22, 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.
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Replies
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