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Little Lukes Childcare, LLC

Baldwinsville, NY · Onondaga County
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.0 (2 reviews)
8282 Willett Parkway, Baldwinsville, NY 13027
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Quick Facts

Capacity
108 children
Age Range
4 Infants, 12 Toddlers, 92 Preschoolers
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information

📞 (315) 857-0800
8282 Willett Parkway
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
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✓ Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
901209
License Holder
Nora E. Lesnau
Licensed Since
2023
License Issued
Jun 30, 2023
Active Through
Jun 29, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Syracuse Regional Office

Reviews

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momof4
2018-04-19 16:38:13
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

My daughter has been at Little Lukes since 6 weeks old, and looks forward to every school day. I love the energy of the staff and the variety of ways she learns each day. She loves Mr. Len & his guitar, and the yoga!  

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larattam
2016-05-20 16:02:15
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months

Although my child is well taken care of at Little Lukes in Radisson, I am sad to say that the turn over rate is a clear reflection of a lack of appreciation for the staff. My child's teacher was recently let go, along with the director of the facility... both ladies were 2 of the 3 "care takers" that made me feel good about leaving my child with special needs in Little Luke's hands. Because my child lacks their own words, I rely (like other parents of special needs children) on the staff to make sure their needs are met, their comfort in regards to learning is challenged and that they are just as safe at school as they are at home. Kelly Lawton was a pre-school teacher who had a background in nursing and a mother...something that made me feel overly confident in Little Luke's ability to take my child to the next level in a safe environment. Every single time I entered the classroom, Kelly was surrounded with children reading to them or helping them in some way. I will never understand how someone thought the facility would improve without her there. I wish the person that let her go would explain to my child why Kelly is no longer part of his life. Please consider the children when you make these decisions. Please consider the fact that you are not a business to the families you serve. When you choose to leave your child with ANYONE for the amount of time that they spend at school, you choose their teachers to be part of your own family. You choose a school based on the teacher's potential ability to love your child as much as you do. Kelly did that for my child. 

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About the Provider

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Our Mission: To serve the changing needs of the community and exceed expectations of our families.

Little Lukes is the leading childcare center in Syracuse and Oswego area, serving children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Daycare options include infant, waddler, toddler, preschool, and before and after school programs. Convenient locations include East Syracuse / Dewitt, Baldwinsville / Radisson, Oswego, Fulton, and Pulaski.

To ensure that young children learn social and pre-academic skills necessary for success in school, Little Lukes Preschool & Childcare Center has a staff of credentialed educators that develop and utilize programs and curriculums for children infant through kindergarten age. Little Lukes also offers convenient and educational before-school and after-school, snow day and select vacation week programs for children up to twelve years old. You can rest assured that your child is mastering important skills by being exposed to curricular activities carefully selected by our professional team of highly qualified educators.

Little Lukes truly is a place where education and fun are incorporated as one based on our excellent curriculum. Studies have found that children are more likely to retain information learned when they are engaged in an enjoyable and meaningful activity.

Additional Information:

This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 7/16/2009;

Little Lukes truly is a place where education and fun are incorporated as one based on our excellent curriculum. Studies have found that children are more likely to retain information learned when they are engaged in an enjoyable and meaningful activity.

Little Lukes childcare programs and preschool curriculums integrate a wealth of intriguing and engaging learning activities that stimulate brain development.

Little Lukes is the leading childcare center in Syracuse and Oswego area, offering preschool for children ages 3 years to 5 years. Convenient locations include East Syracuse / Dewitt, Baldwinsville / Radisson, Oswego, Fulton, and Pulaski.

To ensure that young children learn social and pre-academic skills necessary for success in school, Little Lukes has a staff of credentialed educators that develop and utilize programs and curriculums for preschool children as they prepare for kindergarten. You can rest assured that your child is mastering important skills by being exposed to curricular activities carefully selected by our professional team of highly qualified educators.

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Hours of Operation

  • Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
  • Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 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
2026-09-04 Monitoring Monitoring 2026-I-SRO-099779
Brief Description: No violations cited
2026-07-27 Fire Safety - Alternate Year Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2026-I-SRO-067469
Brief Description: No violations cited
2026-06-09 Documentation Review Documentation Review 2026-I-SRO-058062
Brief Description: No violations cited
2026-05-05 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated)
Brief Description: Violations found
2026-05-05 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-047016
Brief Description: Violations Found
2026-04-24 Complaint (Investigation Pending) Complaint (Investigation Pending)
Brief Description: Violations found
2026-04-24 Complaint (Investigation Pending) Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2026-I-SRO-040941
Brief Description: Violations Found
2026-04-22 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated)
Brief Description: Violations found
2026-04-22 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-036721
Brief Description: Violations Found
2026-04-22 Violation 418-1.8(a) P/V
Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times
2026-04-09 Monitoring Monitoring 2026-I-SRO-029361
Brief Description: No violations cited
2026-01-27 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2026-I-SRO-012813
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-11-10 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-113359
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-10-27 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated)
Brief Description: Violations found
2025-10-27 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-110538
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-10-24 Self-Report Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-109625
Brief Description: Violations found
2025-10-20 Complaint (Investigation Pending) Complaint (Investigation Pending)
Brief Description: Violations found
2025-10-20 Complaint (Investigation Pending) Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-SRO-109079
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-10-06 Other Other 2025-I-SRO-108848
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-09-03 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-100996
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-06-11 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-044901
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-06-02 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-044023
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-05-23 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-044008
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-04-22 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-014635
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-04-22 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-033112
Brief Description: No violations cited
2025-01-08 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) Complaint (Unsubstantiated)
Brief Description: Violations found
2025-01-08 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-SRO-017245
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-08-05 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-SRO-045629
Brief Description: No violations cited
2024-07-23 Monitoring Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-081809
Brief Description: No violations cited
2024-03-01 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-015407
Brief Description: No violations cited
2022-06-14 Violation 418-1.7(m) Corrected
Brief Description: Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats unless otherwise prescribed by a health care provider. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface.
2022-06-08 Violation 418-1.11(i)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, 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.
2022-05-17 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.
2022-04-28 Violation 418-1.3(h) Corrected
Brief Description: Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.
2022-04-28 Violation 418-1.5(y) Corrected
Brief Description: Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.
2022-04-28 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.
2022-04-28 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.
2022-04-28 Violation 418-1.11(i)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, 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.
2022-03-29 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.
2022-03-29 Violation 418-1.11(c)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
2022-03-17 Violation 418-1.11(c)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
2022-03-14 Violation 418-1.3(o)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed.
2022-03-14 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.
2022-03-14 Violation 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury,
2022-03-11 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.
2022-03-11 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.
2022-03-11 Violation 418-1.11(i)(18)(v) Corrected
Brief Description: When disposable diapers are used, soiled diapers must be disposed of immediately into an outside trash disposal, or placed in a tightly covered plastic-lined trash can inaccessible to children until outdoor disposal is possible.
2022-02-09 Violation 418-1.4(f) Corrected
Brief Description: Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.
2022-02-09 Violation 418-1.4(f)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times.

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