Bright Beginnings Child Care Center LLC
A day care center in Schenectady, New York 12304
2469 Albany Street, Schenectady, New York 12304. (518) 280-7035.
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The short answer
Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.
- 10 violations in the last three years
- Sep 92026 the latest visit on record
- 49 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?
9 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 9, 2026.
10 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
10 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 9, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.
Jul 8, 2026: complaint investigation4 violations
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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,
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The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.
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The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors.
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The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.
Feb 4, 2026: mid-Point4 violations
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Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.
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The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application.
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Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.
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Any teacher, director, or volunteer who has not completed this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed.
Oct 20, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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The provisions specified on the license are binding and the child day care center must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the child day care center at any one time.
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Mid-Point | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Jan 19, 2024.
- School district: Schenectady.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 14 Toddlers, 17 Preschoolers and 18 School-Aged Children.
- Licence 896354, issued Jan 19, 2024, expires Jan 18, 2028.
- Capacity: 49 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 (Substantiated) (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Complaint (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.
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 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bright Beginnings Child Care Center LLC This child care provider | 10 |
| 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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