Hearth Record

Judd, Lindsey

A group family day care in Ithaca, New York 14850

299 Ridgecrest Road, Ithaca, New York 14850. (607) 434-4247.

  • Suspended: may not care for children (New York)
  • Removed from the referral list (New York)
What New York’s list coversOutside New York City

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The short answer

Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 2, 2026.

The last 24 months 10 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. Every month

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?

12 inspections in the last three years, the latest on May 11, 2026.

10 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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

10 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.

10 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

May 4, 2026: complaint investigation4 violations
  • Consumption of or being under the influences of a controlled substance by any caregiver, volunteer or employee is prohibited during day care hours, unless the controlled substance is prescribed by a health care provider is being taken as directed, and does not interfere with the person’s ability to perform his or her child day care functions.

    Rule 416.11(b)(10). From a complaint.

  • Thereafter a medical statement will be required when an event or condition reasonably calls into question a caregiver’s ability to provide safe and suitable child care.

    Rule 416.11(b)(2). From a complaint.

  • The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;

    Rule 416.13(a)(3). From a complaint.

  • 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.

    Rule 416.8(a). From a complaint.

Jan 29, 2026: complaint investigation2 violations
  • The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;

    Rule 416.13(a)(3). From a complaint.

  • 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.

    Rule 416.8(a). From a complaint.

Sep 9, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
  • 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;

    Rule 416.15(c)(5). From a complaint. Corrected during the inspection.

  • 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;

    Rule 416.15(c)(6). From a complaint. Corrected during the inspection.

Jul 9, 2024: monitoring1 violation
  • 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;

    Rule 416.15(c)(6). Corrected during the inspection.

Apr 10, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • 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;

    Rule 416.15(c)(6). Corrected during the inspection.

All 15 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
May 11, 2026Monitoring - EnforcementNo violations found
May 4, 2026ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited
Apr 10, 2026Fire Safety - OtherNo violations found
Apr 3, 2026Fire Safety - OtherNo violations found
Mar 10, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Jan 29, 2026ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Dec 11, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 20, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Apr 21, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Jan 14, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Nov 6, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Sep 9, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Unsubstantiated); 2 violations cited
Jul 9, 2024Monitoring1 violation cited
Apr 10, 2024Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Nov 21, 2023Annual UnannouncedNo violations found

Is it licensed?

  • Group Family Day Care, open since Jun 2, 2023.
  • School district: Ithaca.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
  • Licence 902923, issued Jun 2, 2023, expires Jun 1, 2027.
  • Capacity: 16 children.
Source:

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 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Has New York acted against it?

  • 3 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (2), Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (1).
  • New York’s referral agencies won’t refer families to this program until its compliance issues are resolved.
  • New York lists this program as Suspended: may not care for children.
Source:

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 2, 2026. Updated daily.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Removed from the referral listNew York’s referral agencies won’t refer families to this program until its compliance issues are resolved.
SuspendedNew York lists this program as Suspended: may not care for children.
May 4, 2026Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Jan 29, 2026Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Sep 9, 2024Complaint (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.
Source:

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 68 child care providers in Tompkins County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3.5; this one had 10.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Paid listing

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

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