Program Name: Junior Junction, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 39947


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lori A. Geer Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Utica
Site Address: Map
2215 Genesee St., Utica, NY 13501
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 1, 1990
Current Registration Period: Dec 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2027
Phone: (315) 734-3017
Fax: (315) 734-3348
Total Capacity: 81
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 20
-Preschool: 30
-School-Age: 15
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/15/2022 1:10:05 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 2
-Preschool: 3
-School-Age: 0

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: No
This facility is approved to administer medications.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Syracuse Regional Office
Phone: (315) 423-1202
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.

 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
May 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-044397 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 28, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-001250 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 14, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-SRO-036671 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 14, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-SRO-040060 No New Violations
Jul 18, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-SRO-000681 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 16, 2022 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2022-I-SRO-047549 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 16, 2022 Annual Unannounced 2022-I-SRO-000607 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 17, 2022 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-SRO-015874 Violations Found
Additional Inspection History

*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: May 2, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 17, 2022 418-1.8(l)(8) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, children under three years of age may not participate in mixed age groups except for limited periods of time at the beginning and end of the child day care center's daily operation. Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Syracuse Regional Office
Phone: (315) 423-1202

 Enforcement History
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The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since May, 2019: None