Description:
Take a photograph of a typical day at Little Lukes and you will notice smiling faces of young children! You’ll observe children playing with games, learning, singing, reading and sharing, talking and giggling. You’ll see fun with paint, blocks, books and crayons. You’ll see babies and children crawling, walking and running.
You will see a stimulating, creative and fun environment. You will also notice a great deal of learning occurring.
The skills and knowledge your child will learn today play a major role in determining who they’ll be tomorrow. At Little Lukes, we understand the significance of your choice and offer you the information to help you make an informed, confident decision. We find joy working with children and can’t wait to tell you more about the programs and services available to your child.
Little Lukes is the leading childcare center in Syracuse and Oswego area, offering preschool for children ages 3 years to 5 years. Convenient locations include East Syracuse / Dewitt, Baldwinsville / Radisson, Oswego, Fulton, and Pulaski.
To ensure that young children learn social and pre-academic skills necessary for success in school, Little Lukes has a staff of credentialed educators that develop and utilize programs and curriculums for preschool children as they prepare for kindergarten. You can rest assured that your child is mastering important skills by being exposed to curricular activities carefully selected by our professional team of highly qualified educators.
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Little Lukes is the leading childcare center in Syracuse and Oswego area, serving children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Daycare options include infant, waddler, toddler, preschool, and before and after school programs. Convenient locations include East Syracuse / Dewitt, Baldwinsville / Radisson, Oswego, Fulton, and Pulaski.
To ensure that young children learn social and pre-academic skills necessary for success in school, Little Lukes Preschool & Childcare Center has a staff of credentialed educators that develop and utilize programs and curriculums for children infant through kindergarten age. Little Lukes also offers convenient and educational before-school and after-school, snow day and select vacation week programs for children up to twelve years old. You can rest assured that your child is mastering important skills by being exposed to curricular activities carefully selected by our professional team of highly qualified educators.
This facility is authorized to administer medications. Initial License Date: 9/6/2002.
There has been enforcement actions since 2003;
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 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. | |||
| 2022-06-10 | Violation | 418-1.9(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. | |||
| 2022-05-26 | Violation | 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 compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. | |||
| 2022-05-26 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. | |||
| 2022-05-02 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Equipment that is frequently used or touched by children on a daily basis must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, when soiled and at least once weekly. | |||
| 2022-03-04 | 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. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label. | |||
| 2021-09-14 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label. | |||
| 2021-06-11 | Violation | 418-1.9(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||
| 2021-06-11 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. | |||
| 2021-06-11 | Violation | 418-1.9(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||
| 2021-06-11 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. | |||
| 2021-04-26 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2021-04-26 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2020-12-21 | Violation | 418-1.9(h) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. | |||
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My daughter has been at Little Lukes since 6 weeks old, and looks forward to every school day. I love the energy of the staff and the variety of ways she learns each day. She loves Mr. Len & his guitar, and the yoga!