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Group Family Day Care ✓ Licensed

Small Turtle

Utica, NY · Oneida County
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 (1 review)
915 Brayton Park Place, Utica, NY 13502
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Quick Facts

Capacity
16 children
Age Range
12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate

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Contact Information

📞 (315) 939-2450
915 Brayton Park Place
Utica, NY 13502
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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
827423
License Issued
Jan 2, 2021
Expired
Jan 1, 2025
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Syracuse Regional Office

Reviews

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Jillian
2019-06-25 17:48:17
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I have used this provider for less than 6 months

We found Small Turtle daycare after our last daycare provider was unable to take our son due to being out of compliance with numbers. My husband and I were nervous at first to have a someone that no one we knew know watch our son, but Monica and Carlos have exceeded our expectations. Over the last 3 months they have taken amazing care of our son and they love him. We would highly recommend them to anyone looking for daycare. They greet him every day with a smile and spend the day playing with him. Our son loves going there and is full of smiles when he sees them, or when he sees strangers that look like them like on a recent trip to the zoo. He is so happy every day when we pick him up and it gives me so much relief and joy to know that he is well taken care of and loved while we are off at work. We currently are not using them due to being teachers and having the summer to spend with our little one. We are planning on using them in the fall again if we do not have to move.

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Hours of Operation

  • Days of Operation Monday–Friday

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
2026-04-23 Application - Renewal Application - Renewal 2024-I-SRO-080350
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2026-02-19 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2026-I-SRO-009177
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-12-18 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-122134
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-09-11 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-104046
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-06-18 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-048428
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-03-25 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-010558
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2024-12-27 Monitoring Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-115761
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2024-09-11 Monitoring Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-097750
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2022-02-15 Violation 416.5(l)(3) Not Corrected
Brief Description: All required vaccinations must be kept current for all animals present at the program.
2022-02-15 Violation 416.5(s)(2) Not Corrected
Brief Description: Every bathroom door lock must be designed to permit opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency. The opening device must be readily accessible.
2022-02-15 Violation 416.7(l) Not Corrected
Brief Description: Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.
2022-02-15 Violation 416.11(h)(5) Not 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:
2022-02-15 Violation 416.12(n) Not Corrected
Brief Description: The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
2022-02-15 Violation 416.14(f) Not Corrected
Brief Description: Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are:
2022-02-15 Violation 416.15(c)(5) Not Corrected
Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection 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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