Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Butts, Melinda
Schenevus, NY
· Otsego County
Johnson Road,
Schenevus, NY 12155
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
591
Licensed Since
1991
License Issued
Jul 20, 2026
Active Through
Jul 19, 2030
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Delaware Opportunities, Inc.
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About the Provider
Butts, Melinda is a Family Day Care in Schenevus NY, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only; There has been enforcement actions since 2003; This facility is authorized to administer medications;
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2026-I-ARO-024121 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-05-05 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-ARO-047967 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-ARO-000385 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Fire Safety - Renewal | Fire Safety - Renewal | 2026-I-ARO-021847 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-02-11 | Violation | 417.14(c)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 417.14(f). | |||
| 2025-11-18 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-ARO-115262 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Fire Safety - Full Existing | Fire Safety - Full Existing | 2025-I-ARO-051195 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-ARO-050475 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-06-16 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-ARO-046309 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-ARO-001145 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-03-12 | Violation | 417.11(a)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional compentencies that the caregivers will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child. | |||
| 2024-10-23 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-102135 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-25 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-084762 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-06-26 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-051710 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-01-03 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-ARO-000689 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-11-16 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-ARO-050683 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.8(b)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: With the prior written permission of the parent, children who are napping or sleeping may do so in a room where an awake approved caregiver is not present, the doors to all rooms must be open; the approved caregiver must remain on the same floor as the children; and a functioning electronic monitor must be used in any room where children are sleeping or napping and an awake approved caregiver is not present. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.8(j)(2) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.11(a)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.15(a)(9) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the family day care home at any one time. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.15(c)(5) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.15(c)(6) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 417.15(c)(18) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: the napping agreement for each child in care; | |||
| 2022-04-26 | 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. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.3(a)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Child care can only be provided in the areas of the family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the family day care home. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.5(b)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The emergency evacuation diagram must be posted in a visible location. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.5(b)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The registrant must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.7(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.7(l) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 417.8 of this Part. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.7(n) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.15(a)(1)(ii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.15(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the evacuation plan, evacuation drills, and shelter-in-place drills conducted, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, as required in sections 417.4 and 417.5 of this Part; | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.15(c)(18) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: the napping agreement for each child in care; | |||
| 2022-04-26 | Violation | 417.15(c)(24) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the notification form provided to the parents as required in section 417.5(x) of this Part. | |||
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 417.8(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: With the prior written permission of the parent, children who are napping or sleeping may do so in a room where an awake approved caregiver is not present, the doors to all rooms must be open; the approved caregiver must remain on the same floor as the children; and a functioning electronic monitor must be used in any room where children are sleeping or napping and an awake approved caregiver is not present. | |||
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 417.15(b)(22) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must give the parent, at the time of admission of the child, a written policy statement including but not limited to: | |||
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 417.15(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the evacuation plan, evacuation drills, and shelter-in-place drills conducted, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, as required in sections 417.4 and 417.5 of this Part; | |||
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 417.15(c)(18) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: the napping agreement for each child in care; | |||
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 417.15(c)(24) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the notification form provided to the parents as required in section 417.5(x) of this Part. | |||
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