Little Blessings Daycare
A family day care in Groton, New York 13073
310 E Cortland St, Groton, New York 13073. (850) 728-5155.
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 Oct 24, 2026.
- 18 violations in the last three years
- Jul 82026 the latest visit on record
- 8 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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 Jul 8, 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 19, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
18 violations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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.
Jan 14, 2026: annual Unannounced1 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.
Dec 15, 2025: fire Safety - Monitor2 violations
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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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Operating carbon monoxide detectors must be used in all family day care homes when required, and located in areas of the home in accordance with applicable laws.
Oct 10, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard.
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Kerosene and gasoline may not be stored in the habitable areas of the home, child care areas, or path of egress.
Aug 19, 2025: monitoring1 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.
Jun 5, 2025: monitoring1 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.
Apr 11, 2025: fire Safety - Other1 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.
Apr 11, 2025: fire Safety - Monitor7 violations
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Kerosene and gasoline may not be stored in the habitable areas of the home, child care areas, or path of egress.
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Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.
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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 cushioned surface under all outside play equipment that present a fall hazard. Surfacing may not include concrete, asphalt, grass or hard compacted dirt.
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Ammunition shall be stored in a safe storage depository, as defined in 417.5(x)(3).
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Firearms, shotguns and rifles shall be secured unloaded with an appropriate trigger locking device, or stored in a safe storage depository, as defined in 417.5(x)(3).
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Child care programs shall give written notice to parents and the Office, on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent, that a firearm, shotgun, rifle or ammunition is on the premises.
Feb 18, 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.
Dec 17, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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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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There must be a cushioned surface under all outside play equipment that present a fall hazard. Surfacing may not include concrete, asphalt, grass or hard compacted dirt.
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jul 8, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 28, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Fire Safety - Monitor | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Fire Safety - Monitor | 7 violations cited |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Fire Safety - Other | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Care, open since Nov 27, 2024.
- School district: Groton.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children.
- Registration 915302, issued Nov 27, 2024, expires Nov 26, 2028.
- Capacity: 8 children.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 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 18.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tompkins Community Action, Inc. | 16 |
| YMCA School’s Out | 8 |
| In HIS Hands Daycare | 2 |
| Teachable Moments Daycare | 3 |
| Little Blessings Daycare This child care provider | 18 |
| Enfield School Age Program, Inc. | 28 |
| Switzer, Norma | 2 |
| Northeast Kids Count, Inc. | 2 |
| Tompkins Community Action, Inc | 4 |
| Leyburn, Lorie | 3 |
| Barber, Judy | 4 |
| Durfee, Melinda | 2 |
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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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