Description:
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.
We offer full time care for children 6 weeks to 5 years old and afterschool programs for school age children up to 6th grade.
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, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| 2022-06-14 | Violation | 418-1.13(g)(2) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either: | |||
| 2022-06-14 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(6)(i) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Information relating to an individual child is confidential and cannot be disclosed without written parental permission to anyone other than the Office, its designees or other persons authorized by law. | |||
| 2022-06-14 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | 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; | |||
| 2022-06-14 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(6) | 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: 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; | |||
| 2022-03-03 | Violation | 418-1.12(ab) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Heating, breast milk, formula and other food items for infants in a microwave oven is prohibited. | |||
| 2022-03-03 | 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, | |||
| 2022-03-03 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(23) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Upon termination or resignation of the director: | |||
| 2021-11-15 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | 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; | |||
| 2021-11-15 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | 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; | |||
| 2021-08-03 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) | 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 injury, | |||
| 2021-08-03 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) | 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 injury, | |||
| 2020-01-24 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | 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; | |||
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