Program Name: The Children's Place at the Plaza, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 39183


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Valarie M. Evans Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Albany
Site Address: Map
2 S. Swan St., Albany, NY 12220
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 1, 1992
Current Registration Period: Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027 		Phone: (518) 473-7112
Fax: (518) 473-7867
Total Capacity: 85
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 45
-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 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  
May 15, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-ARO-050885 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 30, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-ARO-048642 Violations Found
Apr 23, 2026 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2026-I-ARO-037201 Violations Found
Mar 3, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-ARO-000729 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 25, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-ARO-118016 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 25, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-117291 Violations Found
Oct 28, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-111209 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 16, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-101951 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 1, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-049853 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 5, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-044662 Violations Found
Apr 9, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-ARO-032572 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 26, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-030216 Violations Found
Mar 11, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-001528 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 19, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-108627 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 8, 2024 Med. Administration Error 2024-I-ARO-100745 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-096439 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-ARO-086533 Violations Found
Jul 23, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-ARO-075395 Violations Found
Jul 3, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-064263 Violations Found
Jun 13, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-052470 No violations cited for this Inspection
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: May 15, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 30, 2026 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
Apr 23, 2026 418-1.9(a) The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. Corrected
Apr 23, 2026 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Nov 25, 2025 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
Nov 25, 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
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Corrected
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Corrected
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Jun 5, 2025 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
Mar 26, 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
Sep 17, 2024 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Jul 23, 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
Jul 3, 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
*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 May, 2021: Yes