Happy Horizons Child Care Center
A day care center in Lake Katrine, New York 12449
865 Neighborhood Rd, Lake Katrine, New York 12449. (845) 901-2399.
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 30, 2026.
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Oct 62026 the latest visit on record
- 92 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?
12 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Oct 6, 2026.
6 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
6 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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.
May 7, 2026: self-Report1 violation
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Play equipment must be installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and instructions, be in good repair, and be placed in a safe location.
Apr 21, 2026: no Approved Director1 violation
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Upon termination or resignation of the director: An approved, permanent director must be on-site, performing the duties of the position, within 90 days.
Dec 3, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
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To be qualified as a group teacher for an infant or toddler class, a person must possess either: an Infant and Toddler Child Care and Education Credential, Infant Toddler Child Development Associate Credential or other Office-recognized credential specific to the infant/toddler development period; and two years of experience related to caring for children; or
Jul 24, 2025: application - Renewal2 violations
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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: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; each staff and volunteer’s final and, if applicable, provisional criminal history review and background check approval letter(s); staff resumes; medical statements; acceptable references and other information required by section 418-1.13 of this Subpart;
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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.
Apr 26, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 7, 2026 | Self-Report | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | No Approved Director | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Application - Renewal | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Aug 12, 2021.
- School district: Kingston.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 Infants, 31 Toddlers, 29 Preschoolers and 20 School-Aged Children.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 876861, issued Aug 12, 2025, expires Aug 11, 2029.
- Capacity: 92 children.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Oct 30, 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 (Unsubstantiated) (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 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | 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 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Lawson- Ring, Amy | 1 |
| Happy Feet Day Care | 5 |
| YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County | 1 |
| Miss Shannahs Place | 5 |
| Little Cherubs Stepping Stones | 1 |
| Happy Horizons Child Care Center This child care provider | 6 |
| Saugerties Early Childhood Center for Development LLC | 6 |
| 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 |
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 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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