Speckled Frog Play Care Center LLC
A day care center in Saugerties, New York 12477
451 Washington Ave Ext, Saugerties, New York 12477. (845) 217-5143.
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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.
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Oct 62026 the latest visit on record
- 125 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?
3 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Oct 6, 2026.
5 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
5 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 6, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval.
Jul 8, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
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for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children;
May 14, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
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Whenever change(s), addition(s) or expansion(s) are proposed which will affect, or reasonably may be expected to affect, those portions of the building designated for the care of children or for their egress in case of an emergency, the licensee must receive written approval from the Office prior to initiating such change(s), addition(s), or expansion(s).
Apr 30, 2026: annual Unannounced2 violations
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Any teacher, director, or volunteer who has not completed this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed.
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for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: there must be one teacher for every four children;
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Investigation Pending); 1 violation cited |
| May 14, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Feb 27, 2026.
- School district: Saugerties.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 24 Infants, 32 Toddlers, 43 Preschoolers and 26 School-Aged Children.
- Licence 938403, issued Feb 27, 2026, expires Feb 26, 2030.
- Capacity: 125 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Has New York acted against it?
- 2 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Investigation Pending) (1), Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (1).
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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Investigation Pending). |
| May 14, 2026 | Complaint (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.
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 115 child care providers in Ulster County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Speckled Frog Play Care Center LLC This child care provider | 5 |
| Heidi’s House Daycare | 0 |
| Daniels, Cheri | 0 |
| Options Early Childhood Center, Inc | 10 |
| Wolf’s Day Care Center | 6 |
| Kingston Boys and Girls Club, Inc. | 8 |
| Mother Goose of Saugerties | 0 |
| Marys Little Lambs | 6 |
| Peterson, Denise | 1 |
| Laugh N Play | 3 |
| Mountaintop, LLC | 4 |
| Mountaintop Waldorf,LLC | 1 |
| Saugerties Early Childhood Learning Center Inc | 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 20, 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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