Sunny Smiles Daycare
A group family day care in Syracuse, New York 13208
2219 Lodi Street, Syracuse, New York 13208.
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.
- 16 violations in the last three years
- Aug 142026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
7 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 14, 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 Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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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.
Aug 14, 2026: monitoring2 violations
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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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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 21, 2026: annual Unannounced5 violations
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The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
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Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated.
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The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person’s first six months at the program.
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The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;
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If television or other electronic visual media is used, it must be part of a planned developmentally appropriate program with an educational, social, physical or other learning objective that includes identified goals and objectives. Television and other electronic visual media must not be used solely to occupy time.
Oct 2, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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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.
Jul 11, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child;
May 7, 2025: monitoring2 violations
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Each infant and toddler must be removed from the crib, playpen or cot and held or placed in an appropriate chair for feeding.
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Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity.
Feb 25, 2025: annual Unannounced4 violations
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If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child’s first and last name.
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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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Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child’s health care provider.
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 14, 2026 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 5 violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since Dec 30, 2024.
- School district: Syracuse.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 10 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children.
- Licence 925832, issued Dec 30, 2024, expires Dec 29, 2028.
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 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 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Sunny Smiles Daycare This child care provider | 16 |
| Minor League Day Care | 27 |
| Little Giants | 21 |
| The Golden Age For Kids | 0 |
| The Gingerbread House Preschool & Childcare Center | 21 |
| Yolis Day Care | 3 |
| Brown, Vernessa | 11 |
| Catholic Charities of Onondaga County | 9 |
| Academy at Pompei Pre-K | 35 |
| Salermo, Mayra | 21 |
| Carrasquillo, Dora | 5 |
| Elmcrest Children’s Center | 36 |
| Love and Learning Childcare | 5 |
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 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 Oct 24, 2026.
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Replies
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