Program Name: Congregation Ohav Shalom Nursery School    License/Registration ID: 39168


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Patricia L. Smith Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District:
Site Address:
113 New Krumkill Rd, Albany, NY 12208
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 10, 1990
Current Registration Period: Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
Phone: (518) 489-4894
Fax: (518) 489-5094
Total Capacity: 103
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 32
-Preschool: 63
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 2/24/2025 1:01:36 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 1
-Preschool: 1
-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 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  
Apr 2, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-ARO-030487 Violations Found
Mar 5, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-001525 Violations Found
Nov 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-105217 Violations Found
Sep 11, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-ARO-084887 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 30, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-ARO-082101 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 15, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-080053 Violations Found
Jun 17, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-052511 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-001114 Violations Found
Dec 1, 2023 Serious Injury 2023-I-ARO-053335 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 6, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-ARO-043016 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 23, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-ARO-041327 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: Apr 2, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 2, 2025 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
Mar 5, 2025 418-1.11(h)(5)(i) A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; Corrected
Nov 6, 2024 418-1.15(c)(6) 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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; Corrected
Aug 15, 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 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
Aug 23, 2023 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
Aug 23, 2023 418-1.14(b)(1) Any teacher, director, or volunteer who has not completed this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed. 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: None