Program Name: Mercy Cares For Kids, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 39202


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Theresa M. Joslin Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Albany
Site Address: Map
310 S Manning Blvd, Albany, NY 12208-1771
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 1, 1989
Current Registration Period: Dec 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2027 		Phone: (518) 525-5437
Fax:
Total Capacity: 139
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 58
-Preschool: 65
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/3/2023 8:09:40 AM
-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 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  
Mar 24, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-ARO-000734 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 5, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-ARO-118550 Violations Found
Sep 29, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-102082 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 13, 2025 Serious Injury 2025-I-ARO-046898 Violations Found
Mar 12, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-001534 Violations Found
Dec 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-114387 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 8, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-ARO-069963 Violations Found
May 14, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-046947 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: Mar 24, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 5, 2025 418-1.9(i) Physical intervention is permitted. Physical intervention is the act of using bodily contact as a short-term immediate response to prevent children from incurring substantial or serious injury to themselves or injuring others. It may involve: picking a child up and moving him or her away from danger or conflict, holding the child's hands or gently touching the body to direct their movement, rocking a child to soothe them, blocking a child's path when they are about to injure themselves or others or destroy property. This technique allows the child to regain self-control as quickly and safely as possible. A consultation with a child's parent is required if the child is not receptive to physical intervention. Corrected
Jun 13, 2025 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
Mar 12, 2025 418-1.11(h)(5)(i) A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; Corrected
Jul 8, 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
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, 2021: None