Giggles N’ Cakes Daycare
A group family day care in Schenectady, New York 12304
213 Dewitt Avenue, Schenectady, New York 12304. (336) 508-8144.
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 Nov 5, 2026.
- 14 violations in the last three years
- Jul 132026 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?
14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 13, 2026.
14 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
14 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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: application - Renewal1 violation
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No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child’s medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Jun 10, 2026: fire Safety - Renewal2 violations
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Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard.
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Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe, dangerous or hazardous areas or devices. Such areas and devices include, but are not limited to, holes, pits, wood, pellet and coal burning stoves, fireplaces and permanently installed gas space heaters.
Jun 9, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child’s health care provider.
Nov 5, 2024: documentation Review3 violations
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Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
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The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 416.14(f).
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Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are:
Jul 9, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
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A group family day care home must cooperate with inspectors and other representatives of the Office in regard to any inspections or investigations that are conducted by the Office or its representatives.
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No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.
May 21, 2024: monitoring4 violations
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All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children.
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Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child’s health care provider.
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The resting/napping places must: allow caregivers to move freely and safely within the napping area in order to check on or meet the needs of children.
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When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.
Mar 27, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
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Children may be outside a caregiver’s range of vision only as follows: With the prior written permission of the parent, children who are napping or sleeping may do so in a room where an awake approved caregiver is not present, the doors to all rooms must be open; the approved caregiver must remain on the same floor as the children; and a functioning electronic monitor must be used in any room where children are sleeping or napping and an awake approved caregiver is not present.
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jul 13, 2026 | Application - Renewal | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Fire Safety - Renewal | 2 violations cited |
| May 11, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Documentation Review | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 2 violations cited |
| May 21, 2024 | Monitoring | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since Aug 9, 2022.
- School district: Schenectady.
- 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 884436, issued Aug 9, 2026, expires Aug 8, 2030.
- Capacity: 16 children.
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?
- 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Jul 9, 2024 | 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 154 child care providers in Schenectady County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| Giggles N’ Cakes Daycare This child care provider | 14 |
| Parsons Child and Family Center | 6 |
| Parsons Child and Family Center | 7 |
| Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. | 14 |
| Little Ones Montessori School | 7 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Schenectady @ Steinmetz Homes | 5 |
| Hilts, Yaritza | 8 |
| Life’s Little Treasures Daycare | 3 |
| Happy Little Learners Daycare | 3 |
| Osorio- Estrada, Judith | 1 |
| Rodriguez, Collene | 1 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 8 |
| Early Little Learners Daycare | 2 |
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 Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 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 Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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