Day Care Center
✓ Licensed
Columbia Children's Center, Inc.
Hudson, NY
· Columbia County
142 Union Tpke,
Hudson, NY 12534
Quick Facts
Capacity
67 children
Age Range
16 Infants, 19 Toddlers, 32 Preschoolers
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
40679
License Holder
Katrina A. Ward
Licensed Since
1991
License Issued
Jun 1, 2023
Active Through
May 31, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Albany Regional Office
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About the Provider
Columbia Children's Center, Inc. is a Day Care Center in Hudson NY, with a maximum capacity of 67 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 16 Infants, 19 Toddlers, 32 Preschoolers. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 6/10/1991; There has been enforcement actions since 2003;
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-ARO-069888 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-06-22 | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-ARO-053932 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-02-26 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-ARO-000988 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-01-15 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-ARO-018393 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-11-24 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2025-I-ARO-117065 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-11-12 | Other | Other | 2025-I-ARO-114725 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-10-28 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-ARO-110707 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-ARO-089901 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-08-25 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2025-I-ARO-062722 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-15 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-ARO-052131 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-05-28 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-ARO-035928 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-05-28 | Violation | 418-1.5(y) | N |
| Brief Description: Outlets covered on all unused, accessible outlets and surge protectors | |||
| 2025-04-09 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 2025-I-ARO-032562 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-02-25 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-ARO-001799 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-12-04 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2024-I-ARO-111460 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-25 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2024-I-ARO-103523 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-23 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-102681 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-12 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2024-I-ARO-085250 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-ARO-077057 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-075078 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-05-06 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-045501 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-12 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2024-I-ARO-042345 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-12 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2024-I-ARO-042054 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-01 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2024-I-ARO-040402 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-ARO-001397 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-03-12 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-038080 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-ARO-024866 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-02-05 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-02-05 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-02-05 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-01-09 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2024-I-ARO-017069 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2023-I-ARO-050890 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(1) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills conducted monthly | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills recorded monthly | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.4(h) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Monthly fire and safety inspections performed and documented by director or designee | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.5(m)(2) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Postings of emergency telephone numbers | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.7(o) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Sleeping and napping arrangements are made in writing between the parent and the program | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.8(q)(1)(i) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Program requires visitors to sign in upon entry | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.13(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Background checks are conducted for all staff and volunteers as specified in regulation | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.14(c)(1) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Director and any new staff complete 15 hours of training within the first 6 months | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(33) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Building code certification | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(6) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Children's daily records of illness, injury, indicators of abuse | |||
| 2023-11-10 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(31) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Documentation on file that fire alarm systems are maintained, tested and inspected in accordance with state or other applicable codes | |||
| 2023-11-06 | Fire Safety - TA | Fire Safety - TA | 2023-I-ARO-050255 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-09-29 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2023-I-ARO-046033 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-04-11 | 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. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Violation | 418-1.9(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Violation | 418-1.9(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Violation | 418-1.9(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. | |||
| 2022-04-07 | 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, | |||
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