Benchmark Family Services, Inc. - Watertown NY Day Care Center

Provider Status: Closed Sep 1, 2020.

1635 Ohio Street , Watertown NY 13601
(315) 786-xxxx

About the Provider

Description: We are an Early Learning Center located in Watertown, New York specializing in Preschool and Early Intervention Services, Evaluations, Pediatric Therapy and Daycare. Please call for a tour and come check us out!

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications; There has been enforcement actions since 2003This facility is authorized to administer medications; There has been enforcement actions since 2003Initial License Date: 9/12/2002;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 109561
  • Capacity: 73
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 73;Infants: 0;Toddlers: 0;Preschool: 73;School age: 0;
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Watertown School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Sep 12, 2002
  • Current License Issue Date: Sep 12, 2018
  • District Office: Syracuse Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (315) 423-1202 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2019-08-07 Violation 418-1.11(i)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2019-08-07 Violation 418-1.15(b)(14) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the death, serious incident, serious injury, serious condition, communicable illness, or transportation to a hospital, of a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program. A serious incident includes any event in which a child requires medical attention other than routine illness, is left without competent supervision for any period of time, or leaves the program without an approved teacher or designated person.
2019-05-31 Violation 418-1.8(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher's range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
2018-12-13 Violation 418-1.4(g) Corrected
Brief Description: Trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored in the furnace room or in rooms or outdoor areas adjacent to the facility that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children.
2018-12-07 Violation 418-1.10(b)(1)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: The child day care center must inquire of the Office whether any person who is actively being considered for employment, and any individual or any person who is employed by an individual, corporation, partnership or association which provides goods or services to the center, and who will have the potential for regular and substantial contact with the children who are cared for by the center, is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. Each such center may inquire of the Office whether any current staff person, or any person who is being considered for use as a volunteer or for hiring as a consultant and who has or will have the potential for regular and substantial contact with children being cared for by the center, is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. An inquiry regarding any current staff person or volunteer may be made only once in any six month period.
2018-12-07 Violation 418-1.11(b)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: Initial medical statements sent in with the application or as a result of a new hire must be dated within 12 months preceding the date of application or hiring date.
2018-12-07 Violation 418-1.13(b)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least three acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child day care center staff member;
2018-10-10 418-1.8(b) Corrected
Brief Description: The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.
2018-10-10 418-1.9(m) Corrected
Brief Description: Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.
2018-09-14 418-1.15(c)(6) Corrected
Brief Description: children's health records, including parental consents for emergency medical treatment, child's medical statement and immunizations; any available results of lead screening; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child and the frequency of administration of such medications; and a record of their administration by child day care center staff; and a record of illnesses, injuries and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
2018-05-24 418-1.10(c)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Child day 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.
2018-05-24 418-1.13(g)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either:
2018-05-24 418-1.8(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher's range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
2018-04-17 413.3(g)(3)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents a copy of the most recent inspection report issued to the program by the Office.
2018-04-17 418-1.10(a) Corrected
Brief Description: 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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