Program Name: Bethlehem Pre-School Inc    License/Registration ID: 39182


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Tara L. Rinckey Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Bethlehem
Site Address: Map
397 Route 9W PO Box 4, Glenmont, NY 12077-2986
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 1, 1990
Current Registration Period: Dec 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2026 		Phone: (518) 463-8091
Fax: (518) 463-0486
Total Capacity: 90
-Infants: 11
-Toddlers: 22
-Preschool: 57
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/1/2022 1:26:12 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-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 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  
Mar 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-001527 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 10, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-ARO-022785 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 1, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-098771 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 29, 2024 Technical Assistance 2024-I-ARO-083533 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-075064 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 31, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-048030 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 20, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-038967 Violations Found
Jan 29, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-001116 Violations Found
Oct 4, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-ARO-000546 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 9, 2023 Other 2023-I-ARO-027850 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
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 24, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 20, 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
Mar 20, 2024 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; Corrected
Mar 20, 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
Jan 29, 2024 418-1.8(k)(5)(i) for 4-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every eight children; 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 April, 2020: None