Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Santo, Mariella
Syracuse, NY
· Onondaga County
Oak Street,
Syracuse, NY 13203
Quick Facts
Capacity
16 children
Age Range
12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
Type of Care
Full-Time
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
911796
Licensed Since
2024
License Issued
Jan 11, 2024
Active Through
Jan 10, 2028
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Syracuse Regional Office
Reviews
Sheila
2018-02-12 07:37:37
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
Shes amazing with kids. They learn alot with mariella. Im sad that i had to move. My kids practically became family.
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About the Provider
Santo, Mariella is a Group Family Day Care in Syracuse NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 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.
Additional Information:
Care is available during non-traditional hours;
This facility is authorized to administer medications;Hours of Operation
- Monday05:00 AM - 08:30 PM
- Tuesday05:00 AM - 08:30 PM
- Wednesday05:00 AM - 08:30 PM
- Thursday05:00 AM - 08:30 PM
- Friday05:00 AM - 08:30 PM
- Saturday 05:00 AM - 02:00 PM
- Sunday 02:00 PM - 08:30 PM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-07-02 | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-05-26 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-SRO-052725 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-02 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-SRO-013693 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-02 | Violation | 416.5(j) | N |
| Brief Description: All potentially hazardous substances and items are stored where children cannot access | |||
| 2026-03-02 | Violation | 416.15(c)(6) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection 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 caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
| 2026-03-02 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-SRO-049331 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.7(x) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off while children are sleeping, and during established nap times. This is not to prohibit a program from using electronic visual media for business purposes during sleep or nap time if its use does not interfere with the supervision of children. | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | N |
| Brief Description: One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.8(k) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: A provider must be approved by the Office or its representatives prior to assuming the role in any group family day care program. | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.8(p)(1)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each group family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: sign in upon entry to the premises; | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.11(b)(1)(ii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), 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. | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Violation | 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review, | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-SRO-015605 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Violation | 416.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Violation | 416.7(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Except while sleeping, awaking or going to sleep, an infant must not be left in a crib, playpen or other confined space for more than 30 minutes at any one time. Other than at meals or snack time, a child must not be left in a high chair for longer than 15 minutes. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Violation | 416.7(s) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: No crib, cot, bed or mat may be occupied by more than one child, nor by a child and any adult. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Violation | 416.7(u) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If television or other electronic visual media is used, it must be part of a planned developmentally appropriate program with an educational, social, physical or other learning objective that includes identified goals and objectives. Television and other electronic visual media must not be used solely to occupy time. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Violation | 416.12(q) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Violation | 416.15(c)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency; | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2024-I-SRO-078874 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Violation | 416.7(u) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If television or other electronic visual media is used, it must be part of a planned developmentally appropriate program with an educational, social, physical or other learning objective that includes identified goals and objectives. Television and other electronic visual media must not be used solely to occupy time. | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Violation | 416.8(p)(1)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each group family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: sign in upon entry to the premises; | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Violation | 416.11(a)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. | |||
| 2024-08-14 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-SRO-049867 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Violation | 416.5(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children. | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Violation | 416.5(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Violation | 416.7(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats. 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. | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Violation | 416.11(h)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: When a caregiver has not been authorized to administer medications in a day care setting in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (f) of this section, such caregiver may administer emergency care through the use of patient-specific epinephrine auto-injectors, Diphenhydramine, when prescribed in combination with the auto-injector, asthma inhalers and asthma nebulizers when necessary to prevent anaphylaxis or breathing difficulty for an individual child, but only when the parent and the child's health care provider have indicated such treatment is appropriate. In addition: | |||
| 2024-06-12 | Violation | 416.11(i)(27) | N |
| Brief Description: Garbage cans covered and cleaned | |||
| 2024-03-07 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-SRO-017649 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-03-07 | Violation | 416.5(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 417.5(l)(4) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The license and record of vaccinations must be available to the Office when requested. | |||
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 417.5(l)(7) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must provide parents with a written description of all animals kept on the premises prior to a child's enrollment in the program. | |||
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 417.15(c)(3) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency; | |||
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 417.15(c)(5) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2022-04-14 | Violation | 417.15(c)(6) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, 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 caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 417.7(v) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity. | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 417.8(j)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 417.15(c)(5) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2022-03-22 | Violation | 417.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2022-03-14 | Violation | 417.8(j)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. | |||
| 2022-03-14 | Violation | 417.15(c)(5) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
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