Program Name: SmartEarly Clifton park LLC    License/Registration ID: 652385


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Megan A. Stewart Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Pending Revocation  <
Feb 10, 2025 <
School District: Shenendehowa
Site Address: Map
39 Old Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 6, 2013
Current Registration Period: Sep 6, 2023 - Sep 5, 2027
Phone: (518) 290-7607
Fax: (518) 290-7607
Total Capacity: 119
-Infants: 32
-Toddlers: 40
-Preschool: 47
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/8/2023 9:23:30 AM
-Infants: 4
-Toddlers: 4
-Preschool: 0
-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: Yes
This facility is approved to administer medications.
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Albany Regional Office
Phone: (518) 402-3038
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  
Mar 12, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-007229 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 10, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-ARO-023024 Violations Found
Feb 7, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-ARO-022595 Results Pending
Feb 7, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-ARO-022543 Results Pending
Feb 7, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-022138 Violations Found
Feb 4, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-ARO-022390 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Feb 3, 2025 Other 2025-I-ARO-023230 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 24, 2025 Other 2025-I-ARO-021327 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 22, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-019962 Violations Found
Oct 30, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-104290 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 19, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-089143 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 29, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-081895 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 29, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-007187 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 4, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-039941 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 27, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-031223 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 19, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-ARO-007111 Violations Found
Nov 7, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-ARO-025549 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 10, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-ARO-037979 No violations cited for this Inspection
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: Mar 12, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 10, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Feb 7, 2025 418-1.13(g)(2) To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either: Not Corrected
Feb 4, 2025 418-1.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Not Corrected
Feb 4, 2025 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Not Corrected
Feb 4, 2025 418-1.11(c)(1) The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: Not Corrected
Feb 4, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.7(w) Children unable to sleep during nap time shall not be confined to a sleeping surface (cot, crib, etc) but instead must be offered a supervised place for quiet play. Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Dec 19, 2023 418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. 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: Albany Regional Office
Phone: (518) 402-3038

 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 April, 2020: Yes