Description: The Alcott School was founded by two professional educators, Arlene Donegan and Katherine Rohrs, in September of 1968. For more than 40 years, Alcott School has served children ages 2-6 years old. From modest beginnings at the Bryn Mawr Park Presbyterian Church in Yonkers, to the current locations in Dobbs Ferry and Scarsdale, on Crane Road and its newest location at Temple Shaarei Tikvah on Fox Meadow Road, the Alcott School has given thousands of the community’s children a quality start. Truly a pioneer in the field – as it was not yet fashionable to put one’s child in a preschool program in the 1960’s – the Alcott School understood and acted on the importance of such issues as “school readiness” and developmental appropriateness in education.
The Alcott School is a not for profit corporation, chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. Approximately 500 children and their families benefit from the classes and services provided by the Alcott School each year. The school awards scholarships to families with economic need, offering them access to a high quality early childhood experience and parent training services they would not have otherwise been able to afford.
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(a) | Not 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. | |||
| 2022-02-11 | Violation | 418-1.5(aa) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow. | |||
| 2022-02-11 | 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. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | 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. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.10(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.10(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The director or licensee of the child day care center is responsible for implementing procedures which ensure the safety and protection of any child named in a report of child abuse or maltreatment involving a situation which occurs while the child is in attendance at the center. Immediately after making or causing to be made a report pursuant to section 418-1.10(c), the director or licensee of the center must take such appropriate action as is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the children involved in the report and, as necessary, of any other children in the care of the center. The director or licensee must also take all reasonable steps to preserve any potential evidence of abuse or maltreatment. Insofar as possible, any action taken under this subdivision must cause as little disruption as possible to the daily routine of the children in the center. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.10(e)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: In meeting his or her responsibilities pursuant to section 418-1.10, the director or licensee of the child day care center may, consistent with any appropriate collective bargaining agreements or applicable provisions of law, take one or more of the following actions with regard to staff of the center relevant to a report of child abuse or maltreatment involving a child while in attendance at the center: provision of appropriate training to and/or increased supervision of staff and/or volunteers pertinent to the prevention and remediation of child abuse and maltreatment. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(23) | 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: a description of specific procedures which will assure the safety of a child who is reported to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment as well as other children provided care in the child day care center; | |||
| 2021-07-29 | 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. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.10(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.10(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The director or licensee of the child day care center is responsible for implementing procedures which ensure the safety and protection of any child named in a report of child abuse or maltreatment involving a situation which occurs while the child is in attendance at the center. Immediately after making or causing to be made a report pursuant to section 418-1.10(c), the director or licensee of the center must take such appropriate action as is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the children involved in the report and, as necessary, of any other children in the care of the center. The director or licensee must also take all reasonable steps to preserve any potential evidence of abuse or maltreatment. Insofar as possible, any action taken under this subdivision must cause as little disruption as possible to the daily routine of the children in the center. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.10(e)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: In meeting his or her responsibilities pursuant to section 418-1.10, the director or licensee of the child day care center may, consistent with any appropriate collective bargaining agreements or applicable provisions of law, take one or more of the following actions with regard to staff of the center relevant to a report of child abuse or maltreatment involving a child while in attendance at the center: provision of appropriate training to and/or increased supervision of staff and/or volunteers pertinent to the prevention and remediation of child abuse and maltreatment. | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: | |||
| 2021-07-29 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(23) | 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: a description of specific procedures which will assure the safety of a child who is reported to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment as well as other children provided care in the child day care center; | |||
If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
Be the first to review this childcare provider.
