Center for Creative Education
A day care center in Kingston, New York 12401
16 Cedar Street, Kingston, New York 12401. (845) 338-7664.
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 2, 2026.
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Sep 162026 the latest visit on record
- 37 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?
11 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 16, 2026.
11 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
11 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 | 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.
Sep 16, 2026: application - Renewal4 violations
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Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
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Upon termination or resignation of the director:
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All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable.
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The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
Jun 11, 2026: annual Unannounced1 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.
Mar 17, 2026: no Approved Director1 violation
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Upon termination or resignation of the director:
Dec 12, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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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: 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;
Feb 25, 2025: annual Unannounced1 violation
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Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
Nov 19, 2024: mid-Point2 violations
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Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.
Apr 26, 2024: annual Unannounced1 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.
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Application - Renewal | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Fire Safety - Renewal | No violations found |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 17, 2026 | No Approved Director | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Mid-Point | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Sep 12, 2022.
- School district: Kingston.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 37 Preschoolers.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 891009, issued Sep 12, 2022, with an expiration date of Sep 11, 2026, which has passed.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 2, 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?
- No complaints 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.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 2, 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 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 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Center for Creative Education This child care provider | 11 |
| UCCAC Inc. Children’s Learning Center | 1 |
| Amarello, Michele | 2 |
| Mertes, Sheri | 3 |
| Mi Casita | 6 |
| Smith, Cheryl | 10 |
| Aunt Jenn’s Early Learning Center, Inc. | 8 |
| The Young Women’s Christian Association of Ulster County, Inc. | 35 |
| Livingston Street Early Childhood Community, Inc. | 12 |
| Bevier, Sharline | 1 |
| Agri Business Child Development | 3 |
| The Montessori School of Kingston INC. | 7 |
| YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County, Inc. | 10 |
What the record doesn’t say
- New York’s list of programs gives an expiration date that has passed, and doesn’t say whether the licence was renewed; New York’s own search has its current status.
- 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 2, 2026 and checked Nov 2, 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 Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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