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CHILDTIME CHILDCARE, INC

A day care center in Ballston Spa, New York 12020

3459 R Galway Road, Ballston Spa, New York 12020. (518) 884-4868.

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The short answer

Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 15 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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?

16 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 28, 2026.

16 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

15 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

15 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 13, 2026: monitoring2 violations
  • 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:

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(1).

  • 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: children’s individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child’s medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(6).

Feb 2, 2026: annual Unannounced4 violations
  • Between uses, dishes and utensils must be washed with soap and hot water and rinsed in hot running water.

    Rule 418-1.11(i)(15).

  • 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 condition,

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(14)(iv).

  • Adequate and safe water supply and sewage facilities must be provided and must comply with State and local laws. Hot and cold running water must be available and accessible at all times.

    Rule 418-1.3(n).

  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 418-1.5(a).

Dec 3, 2025: monitoring1 violation
  • 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:

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(1).

Jun 27, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
  • 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:

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(1). From a complaint.

Jun 24, 2025: complaint investigation2 violations
  • Day care centers that use electronic monitoring devices or surveillance cameras must allow inspectors and other representatives of the Office to have access to such equipment and to have viewing privileges as required by the Office.

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(9)(vi). From a complaint.

  • Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.

    Rule 418-1.3(h). From a complaint.

Oct 22, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
  • Children cannot be left without competent 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 418-1.8(a). From a complaint.

  • Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care.

    Rule 418-1.9(d). From a complaint.

Jan 18, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription.

    Rule 418-1.11(f)(21).

Dec 15, 2023: complaint investigation2 violations
  • 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 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii). From a complaint.

  • Physical intervention is permitted. Physical intervention is the act of using bodily contact as a short-term immediate response to prevent children from incurring substantial or serious injury to themselves or injuring others. It may involve: picking a child up and moving him or her away from danger or conflict, holding the child’s hands or gently touching the body to direct their movement, rocking a child to soothe them, blocking a child’s path when they are about to injure themselves or others or destroy property. This technique allows the child to regain self-control as quickly and safely as possible. A consultation with a child’s parent is required if the child is not receptive to physical intervention.

    Rule 418-1.9(i). From a complaint.

Nov 7, 2023: complaint investigation1 violation
  • Children cannot be left without competent 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 418-1.8(a). From a complaint.

All 21 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 28, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Apr 13, 2026Monitoring2 violations cited
Feb 4, 2026Technical AssistanceNo violations found
Feb 2, 2026Annual Unannounced4 violations cited
Dec 3, 2025Monitoring1 violation cited
Sep 15, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Jul 29, 2025Self-ReportNo violations found
Jun 27, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited
Jun 24, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
May 14, 2025Application - RenewalNo violations found
Mar 19, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Feb 28, 2025Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Dec 5, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Oct 29, 2024Fire Safety - Alternate YearNo violations found
Oct 22, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Oct 21, 2024Serious InjuryNo violations found
Sep 5, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
May 15, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Jan 18, 2024Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Dec 15, 2023ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Nov 7, 2023ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited

Is it licensed?

  • Day Care Center, open since Jun 14, 2019.
  • School district: Ballston Spa.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 16 Infants, 36 Toddlers, 16 Preschoolers and 18 School-Aged Children.
  • Approved by New York to give medication.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 841120, issued Jun 14, 2025, expires Jun 13, 2029.
  • Capacity: 86 children.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 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?

  • 5 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (5).
Source:

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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Jun 27, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Jun 24, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Oct 22, 2024Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Dec 15, 2023Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Nov 7, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among 141 child care providers in Saratoga County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 16.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 141 in Saratoga County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
A Mother’s Prayer Daycare2
Ballston Area Community Center17
Miss Donna’s Day Care9
Delles, Barbara1
Schultz, Kathleen3
Maple Leaf Childcare Center Inc.18
Maple Leaf Childcare Center Inc.35
Bean Sprouts Day Care, Inc.0
ABC Daycare10
Jumper Bean0
Saratoga Regional Young Men’s Christian Association8
CHILDTIME CHILDCARE, INC This child care provider16

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 5, 2026.

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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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.

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