Program Name: Ames, Rita    License/Registration ID: 920648


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Rita A. Ames Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: License Suspended  <
May 1, 2026 <
School District: Penn Yan
Site Address: Map
1707 Oak Leaf Lane, Penn Yan, NY 14527
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 12, 2025
Current Registration Period: Sep 12, 2025 - Sep 11, 2029
Phone: (315) 694-0898
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
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: Yes

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Rochester Regional Office
Phone: (585) 238-8531
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 since Sep 12, 2025)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
May 4, 2026 Monitoring - Enforcement 2026-I-RRO-048995 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 24, 2026 Other 2026-I-RRO-045141 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 23, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-RRO-039061 Violations Found
Dec 9, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-RRO-100759 No violations cited for this Inspection

*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 4, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 23, 2026 413.3(c)(1) Any violation of applicable statutes or regulations will be a basis to deny, reject, limit, suspend, revoke or terminate a license or registration. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 413.3(c)(2) Consistent with Article 23-A of the Correction Law and OCFS guidelines referenced in subdivision two of section 425 of the Social Services Law, if OCFS is made aware of the existence of a criminal conviction or pending criminal charge concerning the owner of a family day care home, group family day care home, school-age child care program, or child day care center; or concerning any employee, caregiver or volunteer in such homes, programs, or centers; or any person age eighteen or over who resides in such a home, such conviction or charge may be a basis to deny, reject, limit, suspend, revoke or terminate the license or registration. When the OCFS is made aware of a conviction or charge, OCFS shall act in accordance with the provisions of Section 413.4 hereof. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 413.4(f)(3)(ii) When a clearance conducted pursuant to this section reveals that an existing operator, director, employee, volunteer or person age eighteen (18) or older living in a family day care home or group family day care home has been charged with a crime, the Office shall conduct a safety assessment and take all appropriate steps to protect the health and safety of the children in care. The Office may suspend such program's license or registration based on such a charge when necessary to protect the health and safety of children in care. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 413.4(g) Safety Assessment. A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 413.4(g)(1) A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: a review of the duties of the person with the criminal conviction or charge; Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 413.4(g)(2) A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: the extent to which such person may have contact with children in the day care facility or program; and Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 413.4(g)(3) A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: the status and nature of the criminal conviction or charge. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.7(o)(5) The resting/napping places must: be in a location where safe egress is not blocked; and Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.7(o)(6) The resting/napping places must: allow caregivers to move freely and safely within the napping area in order to check on or meet the needs of children. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.8(j)(2) Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Part, 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, hot spices, irritants or the like. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.11(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 caregivers 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
Apr 23, 2026 416.11(f)(7)(ii) For children less than eighteen months of age, prescription medications, oral over-the-counter medications, medicated patches, and eye, ear, or nasal drops or sprays, can be administered by a caregiver for one day only, with verbal permission of the parent and verbal instructions directly from the health care provider or licensed authorized prescriber. If prescription medications, oral over-the-counter medications, medicated patches, and eye, ear, or nasal drops or sprays are to be administered on a subsequent day or an ongoing basis, written permission from the parent and written instructions from the health care provider must have been provided to the caregiver prior to such administration. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.11(h)(1) The caregivers must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care for children who require such care and also must: Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.11(h)(1)(ii) The caregivers also must: arrange for the transportation of any child in need of emergency health care, and for the supervision of the children remaining in the program; Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.11(h)(1)(iii) The caregivers also must: in the event of an accident or illness requiring immediate health care, secure such care and notify the parent; and Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.13(a)(3) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(a)(1)(ii) Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(b)(5) Submission of fraudulent documents to the Office or its representatives is prohibited. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(b)(14)(ii) The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious incident, Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(b)(14)(iii) The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious injury, Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 416.15(c)(13) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; Not 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: Rochester Regional Office
Phone: (585) 238-8531

 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 June, 2021: Yes