Little Genius Center for Learning LLC (511)
A day care center in Clifton Park, New York 12065
511 Moe Rd, Clifton Park, New York 12065. (518) 930-0025.
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The short answer
Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.
- 18 violations in the last three years
- Jul 222026 the latest visit on record
- 64 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?
16 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.
18 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
18 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Dec 4, 2025: self-Report1 violation
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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.
Nov 19, 2025: monitoring - Enforcement1 violation
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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;
Sep 30, 2025: complaint investigation10 violations
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Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law.
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Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law.
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Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides.
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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 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 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.
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The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.
Sep 26, 2025: complaint investigation4 violations
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Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law.
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Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications.
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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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Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child’s mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like.
Feb 24, 2025: self Reported Serious Incident1 violation
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The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children’s safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program.
Feb 5, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
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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.
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jul 22, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Self-Report | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Monitoring - Enforcement | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 6 violations cited |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Fire Safety - TA | No violations found |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 8, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Mar 19, 2024.
- School district: Shenendehowa.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 14 Infants, 18 Preschoolers and 32 School-Aged Children.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 914094, issued Mar 19, 2024, expires Mar 18, 2028.
- Capacity: 64 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?
- 4 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (4).
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 |
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| Sep 30, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 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?
- 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 141 child care providers in Saratoga County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 18.
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 |
|---|---|
| Little Genius Center for Learning LLC (511) This child care provider | 18 |
| Clark, Debora | 0 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 0 |
| TLC Day Care | 21 |
| Lil’ Lambs Christian Daycare, Inc. | 4 |
| Garden Daycare | 0 |
| THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT | 10 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 2 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 3 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 2 |
| The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Capital District | 3 |
| Childtime Childcare | 21 |
| Shooting Stars Childcare, 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 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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