Doodle Bears Daycare Llc
A day care center in Marathon, New York 13803
3 Broome Street, Marathon, New York 13803. (607) 345-6503.
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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.
- 20 violations in the last three years
- Aug 62026 the latest visit on record
- 38 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 Aug 6, 2026.
20 violations cited in the last three years.
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
20 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 6, 2026: monitoring2 violations
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A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child;
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The child’s health care provider must issue a standing order and prescription for the medication;
Dec 9, 2025: monitoring8 violations
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The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:
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All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.
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Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.
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The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.
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All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials 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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Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.
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There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval.
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The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.
May 20, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: there must be one teacher for every four children;
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There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval.
Dec 10, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.
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Individual clean bed coverings must be available, as needed, for each child requiring a rest period.
Jun 6, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.
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Individual clean bed coverings must be available, as needed, for each child requiring a rest period.
Jan 25, 2024: annual Unannounced4 violations
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All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.
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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;
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The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.
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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.
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 6, 2026 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Monitoring | 8 violations cited |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 20, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since May 25, 2023.
- School district: Marathon.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 8 Infants, 12 Toddlers, 18 Preschoolers.
- Licence 897057, issued May 25, 2023, expires May 24, 2027.
- Capacity: 38 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 19, 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 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?
- Takes 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 32 child care providers in Cortland County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 20.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Doodle Bears Daycare Llc This child care provider | 20 |
| Watkins, Tina | 3 |
| Racker | 20 |
| Sprouse, Stephan | 2 |
| Ward, Donna | 4 |
| Halstrom, Heather | 10 |
| McDonald Sports Camp | 11 |
| Young Women’s Christian Association of Cortland County, Inc. | 7 |
| Here We Grow Child Care Center | 9 |
| Cortland County Child Development Day Care Program, Inc. | 20 |
| Young Women’s Christian Association Of Cortland County, Inc. | 1 |
| Young Women’s Christian Association of Cortland County, Inc. | 4 |
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 19, 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.
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Replies
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