Description: Benson, Tara is a Group Family Day Care in Carthage NY, with a maximum capacity of 11 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 11 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Fire Safety - Monitor | Fire Safety - Monitor | 2026-I-SRO-034882 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-SRO-030921 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.11(i)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Caregivers must assist children in keeping clean and comfortable, and in learning appropriate personal hygiene practices. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.7(u) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.5(k) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Cleaning materials must be stored in their original containers unless the product's use or the program's health care plan indicates that the product be mixed with water before use. In this case, the container used for subsequent use of the mixed product must state the name of the cleaning material contained within. Cleaning materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.5(n)(5) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: There must be a cushioned surface under all outside play equipment that present a fall hazard. Surfacing may not include concrete, asphalt, grass or hard compacted dirt. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.3(h) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.4(c) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: There must be an operational smoke detector on each floor of the home. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.4(f) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A group family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.4(i) | Not 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 home that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children. If there is not a separate, enclosed furnace room, trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored within four feet of the furnace. | |||
| 2026-03-06 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-SRO-014620 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-06 | Violation | 416.11(i)(14) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Toilet facilities must be kept clean at all times, and must be supplied with toilet paper, soap and towels accessible to the children. | |||
| 2026-03-06 | Violation | 416.11(i)(21) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All rooms, equipment, surfaces, supplies and furnishings accessible to children must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, as needed to protect the health of children, and in a manner consistent with the program's health care plan approved by the Office. | |||
| 2026-03-06 | Violation | 416.11(i)(22) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The premises must be kept clean and free from dampness, odors and the accumulation of trash. | |||
| 2026-03-06 | Violation | 416.12(e) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If the program does not furnish meals, there must be adequate supplemental food available in the event that no meal is provided by the parent or if the meal provided by the parent is inadequate or of inadequate nutritional value. | |||
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