The Little Apple Daycare
A group family day care in Syracuse, New York 13203
817 Burnett Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13203. (315) 440-8013.
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The short answer
Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 2, 2026.
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Jun 252026 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?
8 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.
16 violations cited in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
16 violations in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 22, 2026. Updated daily.
Jun 25, 2026: mid-Point5 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
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All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.
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Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
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Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver’s range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
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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.
Jan 30, 2026: annual Unannounced2 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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Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
May 15, 2025: monitoring3 violations
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection 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 caregivers; 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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A safety strap must be fastened around children who are seated in high chairs.
Feb 28, 2025: annual Unannounced1 violation
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All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.
Nov 7, 2024: monitoring1 violation
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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.
May 8, 2024: annual Unannounced4 violations
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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.
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection 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 caregivers; 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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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 25, 2026 | Mid-Point | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 15, 2025 | Monitoring | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 8, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since Feb 28, 2024.
- School district: Syracuse.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
- Licence 902860, issued Feb 28, 2024, expires Feb 27, 2028.
- Capacity: 16 children.
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 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 404 child care providers in Onondaga County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 16.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| The Little Apple Daycare This child care provider | 16 |
| Zesell’s Daycare | 1 |
| St. Vincent DePaul Day Care Center, Inc. | 50 |
| BRIGHTPATH | 2 |
| St. Vincent De Paul Day Care Center School Age Program | 15 |
| Rainbow Day Care | 6 |
| P.E.A.C.E., Inc. - James Street Head Start | 10 |
| Catholic Charities of Onondaga County | 8 |
| Dery’s Family Daycare | 25 |
| MY FIRST LOVE DAYCARE LLC | 19 |
| Stars of Love | 17 |
| Prime Child Care Center LLC | 43 |
| Early Jupiters Learning Center | 18 |
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 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 22, 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 2, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
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Paid listing
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