Description: True North Center for Children is a Day Care Center in Clay NY, with a maximum capacity of 198 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Total Capacity: 198;Infants: 24;Toddlers: 60;Preschool: 84;School-Age: 30;. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-24 | 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. | |||
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 418-1.10(c)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. | |||
| 2022-05-24 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) | 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 incident, | |||
| 2022-04-06 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 413.4(d)(2) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home. | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.3(o) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: All buildings used for day care centers must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.4(e) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.13(b)(2) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child care center staff member; | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.13(g)(5)(i) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: To be qualified as an assistant teacher to any age class, a person must possess either: a High School Diploma or its equivalent; or | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.14(c) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.14(d) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are: | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 413.4(d)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home. | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.3(o) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All buildings used for day care centers must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. | |||
| 2021-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.4(e) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. | |||
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This was bay far the worst daycare I have ever worked for. Been there for 8 months and never even filled out tax form or proper hire paperwork! They are unprofessional, play favorites, and there is ZERO communication. She will work you to the bone and make you stay late without even notice or talking to you. She gets mad and takes it out on her employees, for just a simple question. She is understaffed….FOR A REASON! I wouldn’t suggest putting a child here OR working here! They have had so many violations, and there are more everyday I saw while working there. Yikes…
Sadly I Worked here. I left months ago. I’m actually embarrassed to say that now. Completely unprofessional and zero communication. She Doesn’t listen to her own staff and has made several employees break down into tears. Cindi is Completely disrespectful. She can’t keep staff because of her behavior and attitude. She Doesn’t care about covid. She’s told me several times to come into work after being exposed to covid. Doesn’t send kids home sick even if they qualify in her own health plan. Don’t work here. Don’t send your kids here. It’s not worth it. Several times we’ve gone without wipes or gloves for at most a week in time. Which is against so many violations. Has left employees who have not been cleared by the state be left alone with children. Genuinely curious on how this place is still open.
The director is unprofessional and unfair, she plays favorites and lets gossip go around the building like a high school cafeteria. She fired people without telling them. She has allowed alcohol on the property during school hours. She says she provides unprocessed foods but all’s she does is buy frozen Mac and cheese and chicken nuggets every week for lunches. It’s supposed to be a nut free school but she allows almond milk and nuts in classrooms with children with nut allergies. Would not recommend working there or sending your child there!