Description: Little Rascals Daycare is a Group Family Day Care in Amsterdam NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children . The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Violation | 416.5(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. | |||
| 2021-10-27 | Violation | 416.14(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated. | |||
| 2021-10-27 | Violation | 416.14(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: | |||
| 2021-10-27 | Violation | 416.5(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. | |||
| 2021-10-27 | Violation | 416.14(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated. | |||
| 2021-10-27 | Violation | 416.14(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: | |||
| 2019-11-14 | Violation | 416.5(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. | |||
| 2019-05-23 | Violation | 416.5(f)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas. | |||
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This place is a joke !! Cindy is money hungry.. does not care about your child !! Alcohol smell every we’re !! Cash cash cash , days offf !! Please full time or part time ! If you like 6 or 7 dogs ok you will like it , she gave my child a little muffin for breakfast and frozen pizza !! Junk food !! She is never home , her husband watches kids , while she galevants , extra cash during pandemic for full time rates ... this place should be closed !! Never would I recommend to anyone
Big mistake. The owner bills you for days she takes off due to her drinking problem and threatens to give up your spot if you don't pay. "Extortion". She also leaves the house during business hours. The older kids are told to shut up and are not allowed to talk while the babies sleep. Owner is verbally abusive on a daily basis. They also have 6 dogs and no kennel license. Friends of the family are also in and out all day during business hours so God knows who is around the kids. This place should not be in business and needs to be reported to proper authorities.
Yes I used this provider for more than 6 months ,she made me pay full summer rates when the pandemic was here and I was unemployed . Or I would loose my spot for my daughter who all she did was sit around and help babysit the young kids she has more time off when you get Your contract from her .. personal days , paid vacation. Every Friday in August !! oh yeah you have to pay her still so be prepared!! And other days she decides to just take off on short notice.. My 11 year old was yelled at for talking when the babies were sleeping she could not say peep !! Or she would get in trouble.. also she is on her phone all the time while the babies sleep according to my daughter ...if you have allergies it would be no good she has like 5 dogs .. but other than that try it you may like it ?? Lol
The polices change a lot here !! As the price ! And attitude, during a pandemic she made all of us pay full summer rates or we loose our spot !! She did not care if we were out of work all she cares was about if we were paying her !! She takes off lots of time so make sure you have a back up plan for all her personal days off , vacation days off , week off , oh and just when she decides last minute she needs a day off .. be ready to make arrangements!! She yells at children and you have to sit and not talk when all the babies are sleeping so she can have her quite time ..take your chances for your self you will find out !!
Too many kids and not enough staff. Place is a complete junkyard when you look at the back yard and they have more animals than I could count. Tons of construction going on and unfinished projects that left piles of old wood everywhere. Strong smell of alcohol odor coming off the owners breath and they wanted cash only. No thanks, I love my kids more than that.
Place is a mess and not enough room for the amount of kids. Had a very shady vibe from the owner and they smelled like alcohol at 7:45 in the morning.
My wife and researched daycare extensively and were given a personal referral to Little Rascals. We actually had a spot on hold for us at another center. My wife met the owner and really liked her and the daycare. The owner told us that she offered more personal care and equated where we had our spot on hold as kind of an assembly line. We were sold. She told us that she could only take our daughter twice a week due to staffing restrictions. That was fine with us. We brought our daughter twice a week for a month. After the month passed, we received, via text message, that she would now only take our daughter full time and at a higher daily rate than we had been paying. The money’s not an issue, we actually thought her prices were very reasonable. Before we had a chance to respond, she sent another text message saying that she was taking two kids full time and no longer had room for our daughter. We prepaid for the current week and when I went to collect the refund, the owner and her husband wouldn’t speak to me or look me in the eye. If I could offer any advice, it would be to take everything she says with a hearty dose of skepticism. She certainly did not treat my family with any dose of humanity. We are hurt, disappointed and left with no daycare option now, as the options we pursued have filled their spots. My daughter deserves better. Your child does too.