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Watch Me Grow Daycare
Poughkeepsie, NY
· Dutchess County
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Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
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Licensed Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
750637
Licensed Since
2016
License Issued
Mar 14, 2026
Active Through
Mar 13, 2030
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Child Care Council of Dutchess and Putnam, Inc.
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About the Provider
Watch Me Grow Daycare is a Family Day Care in Poughkeepsie NY, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children. It is open Monday - Friday, 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM; Sunday, 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM. 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
- Monday08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-YRO-007496 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-06-18 | Violation | 417.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2025-I-YRO-111266 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.2(a)(5) | N |
| Brief Description: Fingerprints submitted and results returned for household members, staff, volunteers | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.2(a)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Applicants for a registration must submit to the Office: certification, on forms provided by the Office, that the dwelling, its property and premises, and the surrounding neighborhood and environment are free from environmental hazards. Where the historical or current use of the dwelling, its property and premises, or the surrounding neighborhood indicate that an environmental hazard may be present, inspection or testing must be completed by the appropriate local official or authority to determine if such hazard exists. Documentation of the inspection or testing must be appended to the statement required by this paragraph and include a statement from the appropriate local official or authority following this inspection and/or testing that the dwelling, its property and premises, and the surrounding neighborhood, meet applicable standards for sanitation and safety. Such hazards include but are not limited to, dry cleaners, gas stations, nuclear laboratories or power plants, property designated as a federal superfund clean-up site, and any property with known contaminated ground or water supplies; | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.2(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Renewal. Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.2(d)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: a completed application for renewal, including required attestations, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Such application and attestations must include an agreement by the applicant to operate the family day care home in conformity with applicable laws and regulations; | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.2(d)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: where a registrant uses a private water supply: | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.2(d)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 417.14 of this Part; | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.5(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The registrant must submit a written Emergency Plan and Emergency Evacuation Diagram using the forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent form. Primary emphasis must be placed on the safe and timely evacuation and relocation of all children. The plan must account for the variety of needs of children, including those with disabilities. | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.9(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The family day care registrant must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the Office. This plan must include how the program will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems, and encourage acceptable behaviors. | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Prior to becoming a Provider, the individual completed Federal Health and Safety training | |||
| 2026-02-09 | Violation | 417.15(c)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: Health care plan approved and on file | |||
| 2025-10-28 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-YRO-110208 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-08-29 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-YRO-044448 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-YRO-008754 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-03 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-YRO-098735 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-03-15 | Other | Other | 2024-I-YRO-038445 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-01-19 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-YRO-008835 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.2(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Renewal. Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.4(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: There must be an operational smoke detector on each floor of the home. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.13(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Article. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.13(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a family day care home hired after June 30, 2013 must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.13(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.14(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are: | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.14(m) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All child care programs must have at least one caregiver, who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid, on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.15(c)(2) | 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: an approved health care plan on forms furnished by the Office, as required in section 417.11 of this Part; | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Violation | 417.15(c)(8) | 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 medical statement regarding the health of all persons residing in the family day care home, as required in section 417.11 of this Part; | |||
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