Program Name: Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 39709


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jennifer K. Mehlenbacher Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Brighton
Site Address: Map
1200 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618-5408
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 1, 1989
Current Registration Period: Dec 1, 2023 - Nov 30, 2027
Phone: (585) 461-2000
Fax: (585) 697-0262
Total Capacity: 278
-Infants: 24
-Toddlers: 60
-Preschool: 74
-School-Age: 120
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 12/19/2024 10:56:43 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 has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Rochester Regional Office
Phone: (585) 238-8531
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, 2026 Documentation Review 2026-I-RRO-026898 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 25, 2026 Fire Safety - Other 2026-I-RRO-026537 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 23, 2026 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2026-I-RRO-019454 Violations Found
Dec 9, 2025 Other 2025-I-RRO-120034 Violations Found
Nov 10, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-RRO-113838 Violations Found
Oct 29, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-RRO-111346 Violations Found
Oct 29, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-RRO-111336 Violations Found
Sep 12, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-RRO-099906 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 17, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-RRO-046467 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 8, 2025 Other 2025-I-RRO-039964 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 6, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-RRO-037745 Violations Found
Apr 29, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-RRO-037760 Violations Found
Apr 29, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-RRO-035535 Violations Found
Mar 25, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-RRO-030166 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-RRO-001607 Violations Found
Feb 3, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-RRO-024836 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 12, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-106232 Violations Found
Nov 12, 2024 No Approved Director 2024-I-RRO-084570 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 29, 2024 Other 2024-I-RRO-082892 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 14, 2024 No Approved Director 2024-I-RRO-076807 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 9, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-078772 Violations Found
Jul 29, 2024 Other 2024-I-RRO-076577 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 25, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-076078 Violations Found
Jun 18, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-RRO-051614 Violations Found
Jun 12, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-051380 Violations Found
Apr 19, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-042660 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, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 23, 2026 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Dec 9, 2025 418-1.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Dec 9, 2025 418-1.14(c) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Corrected
Dec 9, 2025 418-1.14(c)(1) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. Corrected
Dec 9, 2025 418-1.14(c)(2) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 418-1.14(d). Corrected
Nov 10, 2025 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
Nov 10, 2025 418-1.12(an) Staff must take steps to prevent a child's exposure to the foods to which the child is allergic. Corrected
Oct 29, 2025 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
Oct 29, 2025 418-1.15(b)(13) All staff and volunteers of the child day care center must be familiar with the Office regulations and policies governing such programs, and the child care center's policies. Such regulations and policies must be readily accessible to staff and volunteers for reference purposes. Corrected
May 6, 2025 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
May 6, 2025 418-1.13(b)(3) 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: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; Corrected
Apr 29, 2025 418-1.8(r)(6) Parents of children who will be assigned to a continuity of care classroom must be informed by the program about this model of care and agree in writing to placing their child in the continuity of care group. Corrected
Apr 29, 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 25, 2025 418-1.5(w) Cleaning materials must be stored in their original containers unless the product's use or the program's health care plan indicates that the product be mixed with water before use. In this case, the container used for subsequent use of the mixed product must state the name of the cleaning material contained within. Cleaning materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. Corrected
Nov 12, 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
Nov 12, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Nov 12, 2024 418-1.15(b)(23) Upon termination or resignation of the director: Corrected
Aug 9, 2024 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
Aug 9, 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 25, 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
Jul 25, 2024 418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: Corrected
Jul 25, 2024 418-1.15(b)(12)(iii) The child day care center must report to the Office: Immediately or no later than the next day of business of the director's resignation or termination; Corrected
Jul 25, 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 25, 2024 418-1.15(b)(23)(ii) Upon termination or resignation of the director: The appointment of the acting director must be shared with the Office by the next day of business. Corrected
Jun 18, 2024 418-1.15(b)(13) All staff and volunteers of the child day care center must be familiar with the Office regulations and policies governing such programs, and the child care center's policies. Such regulations and policies must be readily accessible to staff and volunteers for reference purposes. Corrected
Jun 12, 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
Apr 19, 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
*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: Rochester Regional Office
Phone: (585) 238-8531

 Enforcement History
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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2021: Yes