Day Care Center
✓ Licensed
Care-a-lot
Rochester, NY
· Monroe County
395 John Street,
Rochester, NY 14623
Quick Facts
Capacity
166 children
Age Range
32 Infants, 47 Toddlers, 60 Preschoolers and 27 School-Aged Children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (585) 292-4880
Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
140175
License Holder
Samantha M. Podgers
Licensed Since
2002
License Issued
Jul 15, 2022
Expired
Jul 14, 2026
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Rochester Regional Office
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About the Provider
At every stage in our program your child's needs are met in a caring and nurturing environment through the devotion and enthusiasm of our staff, the unwavering importance given to health and safety, the attention paid to your child's development and the amount of fun enjoyed by all. In the end, it all comes down to putting a smile on your child's face by providing an environment where everyone feels at home.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 7/15/2002; There has been enforcement actions since 2003;
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-RRO-067452 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2026-I-RRO-023502 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-RRO-051175 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Violation | 418-1.5(v) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(12) | N |
| Brief Description: Garbage cans covered and cleaned | |||
| 2026-01-27 | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | 2026-I-RRO-019646 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-01-27 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-01-02 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-RRO-002225 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-RRO-116505 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Violation | 418-1.5(v) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2025-09-08 | Monitoring - Enforcement | Monitoring - Enforcement | 2025-I-RRO-099382 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-09-08 | Violation | 418-1.5(v) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2025-09-08 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-08-07 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-08-07 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-RRO-057364 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-08-07 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-08-07 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2025-06-04 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-RRO-044324 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-02-10 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-RRO-003113 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-07 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-RRO-105928 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-08-01 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-RRO-002783 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-09 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2024-I-RRO-041375 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-12-13 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2023-I-RRO-055577 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-09-28 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2023-I-RRO-002337 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-09-28 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. | |||
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 418-1.5(s)(3) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Egress doors from the center must be able to be opened from the inside without using a key. Child protective door knob covers may not be used on egress doors. | |||
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 418-1.5(v) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such 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. | |||
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 418-1.8(l)(11) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Day care centers that have been approved to operate a school-age children component in their day care center may only mix school age children with pre-school children at the very beginning of the day and the very end of the day. School age children may never be mixed with pre-school children for the entire period of time they are in care at the center. | |||
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All staff and volunteers of the child day care center must be familiar with the Office regulations and policies governing such programs, and the child care center's policies. Such regulations and policies must be readily accessible to staff and volunteers for reference purposes. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 418-1.11(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) | 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: serious incident, | |||
| 2022-04-14 | 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. | |||
| 2022-04-14 | 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. | |||
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