Niskayuna KinderCare - Schenectady NY Day Care Center

1440 Balltown Road , Schenectady NY 12309
(518) 344-5340

About the Provider

Description: Welcome to the Niskayuna KinderCare. My name is Brooke Ricci and I am the Center Director. At our center we take pride in building solid relationships with the families that we serve. We have an open door policy and are always available to discuss any concerns that you may have about your child . Your children will get professional care and attention and working with our center will provide a wholesome learning environment for your child to grow. I hope that you enjoy looking at our website and I invite you to schedule a tour of our center at your earliest convenience.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 9/26/2002;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 137564
  • Capacity: 143
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 143;Infants: 32;Toddlers: 53;Preschool: 58;School-Age: 0;
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: Infant Programs, Toddler Programs, Discovery Preschool Programs, Preschool Programs, Prekindergarten Programs, Private Kindergarten Programs, Before and After School Programs, School Advisory Council
  • Schools Served: Niskayuna School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2002-09-26
  • Current License Issue Date: 2018-09-26
  • District Office: Albany Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (518) 402-3038 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2022-05-04 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.
2022-05-04 Violation 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children;
2022-04-28 Violation 418-1.10(c) 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:
2022-04-28 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.
2021-10-12 Violation 413.4(a)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: a national criminal record check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
2021-10-12 Violation 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.
2021-10-12 Violation 418-1.11(i)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2021-10-12 Violation 413.4(a)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: a national criminal record check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
2021-10-12 Violation 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.
2021-10-12 Violation 418-1.11(i)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2021-06-02 Violation 418-1.11(h)(1)(iv) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: advise a parent or the person authorized to pick up the child that day, of any developing symptoms of illness or minor injury sustained while child is in care.
2021-06-02 Violation 418-1.11(h)(1)(iv) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: advise a parent or the person authorized to pick up the child that day, of any developing symptoms of illness or minor injury sustained while child is in care.
2021-04-21 Violation 418-1.5(b)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.
2021-04-21 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.
2021-04-21 Violation 418-1.5(b)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.

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