Hearth Record

Post, Melisa

A family day care in Frankfort, New York 13340

107 Wild Flower Circle, Frankfort, New York 13340. (315) 794-3800.

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.

The last 24 months 15 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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?

12 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 22, 2026.

15 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

15 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.

15 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 NovDec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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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 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 22, 2026: monitoring1 violation
  • A safety strap must be fastened around children who are seated in high chairs.

    Rule 417.5(u)(2).

Feb 24, 2026: annual Unannounced3 violations
  • A firm clean crib, cot, bed or washable padded mat of age-appropriate size and construction must be provided for all children requiring a rest period.

    Rule 417.3(e). Corrected during the inspection.

  • All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.

    Rule 417.4(h)(4).

  • Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.

    Rule 417.5(f)(1).

Aug 27, 2025: monitoring1 violation
  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 417.5(a). Corrected during the inspection.

Aug 1, 2024: monitoring4 violations
  • The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

    Rule 417.15(c)(5). Corrected during the inspection.

  • The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, 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 caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

    Rule 417.15(c)(6). Corrected during the inspection.

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

    Rule 417.5(a).

  • Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.

    Rule 417.5(f)(1). Corrected during the inspection.

Apr 10, 2024: application - Renewal2 violations
  • All animals present at the program that require a license must be licensed.

    Rule 417.5(l)(2). Corrected during the inspection.

  • All required vaccinations must be kept current.

    Rule 417.5(l)(3). Corrected during the inspection.

Jan 17, 2024: annual Unannounced4 violations
  • The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

    Rule 417.15(c)(5). Corrected during the inspection.

  • In addition to a smoke detector on each floor, there must be a smoke detector located either within rooms where children nap, or in adjoining rooms. In the case of rooms used for napping or sleeping which have doors, a smoke detector is required inside that room.

    Rule 417.4(d). Corrected during the inspection.

  • All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.

    Rule 417.4(h)(4). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.

    Rule 417.5(i). Corrected during the inspection.

All 12 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 22, 2026Monitoring1 violation cited
May 26, 2026Fire Safety - Full ExistingNo violations found
May 20, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Feb 24, 2026Annual Unannounced3 violations cited
Nov 14, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 27, 2025Monitoring1 violation cited
Apr 15, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Jan 21, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Oct 15, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 1, 2024Monitoring4 violations cited
Apr 10, 2024Application - Renewal2 violations cited
Jan 17, 2024Annual Unannounced4 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Family Day Care, open since Jun 30, 2020.
  • School district: Frankfurt-Schuyler.
  • 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 861316, issued Jun 30, 2024, expires Jun 29, 2028.
  • Capacity: 8 children.
Source:

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 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Has New York acted against it?

  • No complaints 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.

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.
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 37 child care providers in Herkimer County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 15.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 37 in Herkimer County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Roberts, Kathleen0
Post, Melisa This child care provider15
Kidz Corner5
Healthy Kids Extended Day Program Inc.11
Hanford, Richard1
Dingman, Christine11
Shepardson, Donna2
Herkimer Reformed Church16
Millar, Bonnie4
Miller, Julie13
MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC.3
YMCA of the Mohawk Valley11

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Paid listing

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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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