Program Name: New Beginnings Academy Inc    License/Registration ID: 890059


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Janel M. Hearn Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Herkimer
Site Address: Map
100 Reservoir Rd, Herkimer, NY 13350
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 28, 2022
Current Registration Period: Oct 28, 2022 - Oct 27, 2026
Phone: (518) 752-9677
Fax:
Total Capacity: 43
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 17
-Preschool: 18
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

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  
Jan 17, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-SRO-019043 Violations Found
Jan 17, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-013618 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 17, 2025 Mid-Point 2024-I-SRO-103925 Violations Found
Nov 5, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-105466 Violations Found
Sep 27, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-075244 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 12, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-014283 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 8, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-024623 Violations Found
Feb 6, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-SRO-021342 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
Jan 19, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-017678 Violations Found
Dec 14, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-SRO-055061 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 2, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-SRO-031103 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: Jan 17, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Not Corrected
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.14(b) 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. Not Corrected
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.14(c) 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: Not Corrected
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.14(c)(1) 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: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. Not Corrected
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.14(c)(2) 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: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 418-1.14(d). Not Corrected
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.14(d) Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are: Not Corrected
Jan 17, 2025 418-1.14(h) The program must submit verification of completion of the training requirements to their program's designated licensing office. Not Corrected
Nov 5, 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
Nov 5, 2024 418-1.8(j) When a child care center is in operation, an adequate number of qualified teachers must be on duty to ensure the health and safety of the children in care. Corrected
Nov 5, 2024 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. Corrected
Nov 5, 2024 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Feb 8, 2024 418-1.8(l)(7) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups. Corrected
Feb 8, 2024 418-1.11(i)(12) Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 418-1.4(g) Trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored in the furnace room or in rooms or outdoor areas adjacent to the facility that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children. Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 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. Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 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. Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 418-1.11(i)(12) Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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, Corrected
Jan 19, 2024 418-1.15(b)(22) The child day care center must post or display conspicuously in a place to which parents have free and daily access, the following: Corrected
Jun 2, 2023 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Jun 2, 2023 418-1.7(s) Individual clean bed coverings must be available, as needed, for each child requiring a rest period. Corrected
Jun 2, 2023 418-1.7(u) Sleeping surfaces, including bedding, which is the removable and washable portion of the sleeping environment, must not come in contact with the sleeping surfaces of another child's rest equipment during storage. Mats and cots must be stored so that the sleeping surfaces do not touch when stacked. 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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since May, 2020: None