Hearth Record

Devesh Childcare Inc.

A group family day care in Schenectady, New York 12307

1158 Hilderbrandt Ave, Schenectady, New York 12307. (631) 943-0181.

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 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 10 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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?

13 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 26, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

When those violations happened

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

10 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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 20, 2026. Updated daily.

Aug 26, 2026: monitoring1 violation
  • The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 416.14(f).

    Rule 416.14(c)(2).

May 4, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
  • The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children’s egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.

    Rule 416.15(b)(12). From a complaint.

Feb 24, 2025: complaint investigation2 violations
  • The licensee must make a written request to the Office before providing an additional shift of care beyond what was specified and approved in the initial application.

    Rule 416.15(b)(2). From a complaint.

  • The licensee cannot provide an additional shift of care until the changes have been approved in writing by the Office.

    Rule 416.15(b)(3). From a complaint.

Oct 15, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
  • 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.

    Rule 416.11(a)(1). From a complaint.

  • A caregiver or volunteer must not force or bribe a child to eat nor use food as a reward or punishment.

    Rule 416.12(ac). From a complaint.

Jun 10, 2024: fire Safety - Other4 violations
  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard.

    Rule 416.4(a).

  • Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

    Rule 416.5(a).

  • 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.

    Rule 416.5(j). Corrected during the inspection.

  • Cleaning materials must be stored in their original containers unless the product’s use or the program’s health care plan indicates that the product be mixed with water before use. In this case, the container used for subsequent use of the mixed product must state the name of the cleaning material contained within. Cleaning 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.

    Rule 416.5(k).

All 16 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 26, 2026Monitoring1 violation cited
Jun 3, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
May 4, 2026ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited
Jan 21, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Oct 20, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Jul 11, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
May 23, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Mar 12, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Mar 6, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Feb 24, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Dec 11, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Nov 4, 2024Fire Safety - MonitorNo violations found
Oct 15, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Unsubstantiated); 2 violations cited
Aug 12, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 18, 2024Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Jun 10, 2024Fire Safety - Other4 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Group Family Day Care, open since May 9, 2024.
  • School district: Schenectady.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 910778, issued May 9, 2024, expires May 8, 2028.
  • Capacity: 16 children.
Source:

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?

  • 3 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (2), Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (1).
Source:

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.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
May 4, 2026Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Feb 24, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Oct 15, 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 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.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 154 in Schenectady County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Bobbitt, Cecilia2
Mcwalker, Bobbie12
The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District7
Blessings From Above Day Care4
Gonzalez, Jocabel1
Suarez, Ana1
Meraris Day Care2
Star Bright Daycare18
Our Precious Sprouts Day Care, LLC2
Amazing Kids Daycare12
Roshan Day Care Inc.18
Devesh Childcare Inc. This child care provider10

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 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.

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