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Downtown Ithaca Children's Center

Ithaca, NY · Tompkins County
506 First Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
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Quick Facts

Capacity
92 children
Age Range
-Infants: 16 -Toddlers: 30 -Preschool: 46 -School-Age: 0
Rate Range
$250 to $280 per week
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Emergency Care, Full-Time
Languages
English, Spanish
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate

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Contact Information

📞 (607) 272-7117
506 First Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
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Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
42195
License Issued
Jan 1, 2024
Active Through
Dec 31, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Syracuse Regional Office

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About the Provider

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The Downtown Ithaca Childen's Center provides a creative and culturally diverse environment that fosters the emotional, social and intellectual development of children.  We do so by incorporating the involvement of families, staff, and our community in all of our work.

We have been operating for over 30 years, and have a highly trained and experienced staff that carefully track each child's social and emotional development.  Our goal is to have every child that comes to our center develop all of the skills needed to succeed in any future education experience.

Additional Information:

We offer full time care for children 6 weeks to 5 years old and afterschool programs for school age children up to 6th grade.

This facility is authorized to administer medications;

Hours of Operation

  • Days of Operation Monday-Friday

Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2026-04-07 Self-Report Self-Report 2026-I-SRO-028522
Brief Description: Violations Found
2026-03-24 Monitoring Monitoring 2026-I-SRO-026259
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2026-03-02 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2026-I-SRO-001186
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-12-08 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-100290
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-07-25 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-053483
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-05-02 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-036614
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-04-25 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-034991
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-04-14 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-002005
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-03-07 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-SRO-027405
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-01-27 Monitoring Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-112154
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-08-12 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-078806
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-07-22 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-075288
Brief Description: Violations Found
2022-06-14 Violation 418-1.8(b) Not Corrected
Brief Description: The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.
2022-06-14 Violation 418-1.10(c) Not Corrected
Brief Description: In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:
2022-06-14 Violation 418-1.11(f)(7)(i) Not Corrected
Brief Description: Over-the-counter products, including but not limited to over-the-counter topical ointments, lotions, creams, sprays, including sunscreen products and topically applied insect repellant can be administered by the program for one day only, with verbal permission of the parent. If an over-the-counter product is to be administered on a subsequent day or an ongoing basis, written permission from the parent must have been provided to the program.

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