Program Name: Little Scholars Learning Center    License/Registration ID: 792013


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Nelena S. Dodge Contact Title: Acting Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Closed Sep 5, 2025
School District: Mohonasen
Site Address: Map
361 Duanesburg Rd, Schenectady, NY 12306
First Licensed/Registration Date: Apr 19, 2017
Current Registration Period: Apr 19, 2019 - Apr 18, 2023 		Phone: (518) 355-5500
Fax:
Total Capacity: 44
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 10
-Preschool: 26
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/25/2024 10:28:31 AM
-Infants: 2
-Toddlers: 2
-Preschool: 4
-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

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  
Sep 2, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-ARO-083281 Program Closed
Jun 5, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-ARO-044558 Violations Found
May 19, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-035285 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-009579 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 5, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-105567 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 29, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-082594 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 8, 2024 Application - Renewal 2022-I-ARO-048361 Violations Found
Jan 23, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-020001 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 23, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-009720 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 22, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-019161 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: Sep 2, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Apr 8, 2024 418-1.5(z) All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. Corrected
Apr 8, 2024 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: Corrected
Jan 22, 2024 418-1.3(d) A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children. Corrected
Jan 22, 2024 418-1.8(a) 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. 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
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

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 November, 2020: Yes