Program Name: Little Apples Child Care Center    License/Registration ID: 240770


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Desiree N. Halbert Contact Title: Acting Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Syracuse
Site Address: Map
401 Loomis Avenue, B Floor, Syracuse, NY 13207
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 6, 2005
Current Registration Period: Sep 6, 2023 - Sep 5, 2027
Phone: (315) 435-5813
Fax: (315) 435-6221
Total Capacity: 71
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 21
-School-Age: 10
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/5/2024 12:08:19 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-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: No
This program is located in a school.
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  
Mar 27, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-SRO-030756 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-111902 Violations Found
Mar 4, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-003511 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-SRO-025546 Violations Found
Nov 8, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-SRO-003135 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: Mar 27, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 12, 2024 418-1.5(n)(1) Materials and play equipment used by the children must be sturdy and free from rough edges and sharp corners. Not Corrected
Dec 12, 2024 418-1.11(c)(2)(i) The health care plan must describe the following: how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented; Corrected
Dec 12, 2024 418-1.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Mar 4, 2024 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. Corrected
Mar 4, 2024 418-1.5(n)(1) Materials and play equipment used by the children must be sturdy and free from rough edges and sharp corners. Corrected
Mar 4, 2024 418-1.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. Corrected
Mar 4, 2024 418-1.13(b)(2) Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child care center staff member; Corrected
Mar 4, 2024 418-1.13(g) Minimum education and experience qualifications: Corrected
Nov 8, 2023 418-1.7(h)(3) Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off while children are sleeping, and during established nap times. This is not to prohibit an individual from using electronic visual media for business purposes during sleep or nap time if all children are sleeping and its use does not interfere with the supervision of children. Corrected
Nov 8, 2023 418-1.7(q) Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. Corrected
Nov 8, 2023 418-1.13(f) In child day care centers where the licensed capacity is 45 or more children, the administrative/fiscal management functions and supervision functions may not be performed by a group teacher or assistant teacher. 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 April, 2020: None