Day Care Center
✓ Licensed
Children's Beginnings
Syracuse, NY
· Onondaga County
100 South Clinton St. P.O. Box 7196,
Syracuse, NY 13261
Quick Facts
Capacity
78 children
Age Range
16 Infants, 24 Toddlers, 38 Preschoolers
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (315) 448-0980
Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
45171
License Holder
Terisa A. Howard
Licensed Since
2000
License Issued
Nov 1, 2022
Active Through
Oct 31, 2026
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Syracuse Regional Office
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About the Provider
Children's Beginnings is a Day Care Center in Syracuse NY, with a maximum capacity of 78 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 16 Infants, 24 Toddlers, 38 Preschoolers. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 05:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer medications; There has been enforcement actions since 2003;
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-08-10 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-SRO-067805 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-07-30 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-SRO-066909 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-07-24 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-07-16 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-07-07 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-SRO-059457 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-05-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-SRO-051246 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-03-31 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2026-I-SRO-027393 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2026-I-SRO-026221 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-20 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-20 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-SRO-025941 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-02-12 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-SRO-001587 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-02-10 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-SRO-021086 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-02-03 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-02-03 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-SRO-021039 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-01-27 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-01-27 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-SRO-019449 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-01-21 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2026-I-SRO-019209 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-SRO-017883 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-12-10 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-12-10 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-SRO-120146 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-11-06 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-SRO-113402 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2025-I-SRO-053726 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-17 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2025-I-SRO-053608 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-06-05 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-SRO-045505 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-06-02 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 2025-I-SRO-043841 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-03-25 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-SRO-002424 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-28 | Serious Injury | Serious Injury | 2024-I-SRO-104901 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-17 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-09-17 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-SRO-086350 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-03-08 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-01-09 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-SRO-002047 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-09-27 | Serious Injury | Serious Injury | 2023-I-SRO-045642 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-07-15 | 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. | |||
| 2022-07-15 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | Not 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; | |||
| 2022-04-27 | 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. | |||
| 2022-04-27 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) | Not 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, | |||
| 2022-03-10 | Violation | 418-1.4(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. | |||
| 2022-03-10 | 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. | |||
| 2022-03-10 | Violation | 418-1.5(b)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The Emergency Evacuation Diagram, as approved by the Office, must be posted in a conspicuous place in every room. | |||
| 2022-03-10 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(12)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The child day care center must report to the Office: Immediately upon learning of a change that affects those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Violation | 418-1.11(a)(1) | 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. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(12) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. | |||
| 2022-01-20 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(6) | 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: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
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