Program Name: Columbia Children's Center, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 40679


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Barbara A. Santoro Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Hudson
Site Address: Map
142 Union Tpke, Hudson, NY 12534-1513
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jun 10, 1991
Current Registration Period: Jun 1, 2023 - May 31, 2027
Phone: (518) 828-2465
Fax:
Total Capacity: 67
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 19
-Preschool: 32
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 4/15/2025 9:35:48 AM
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 19
-Preschool: 22
-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 9, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-ARO-032562 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-001799 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 8, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-ARO-017570 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 4, 2024 Fire Safety - TA 2024-I-ARO-111460 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 25, 2024 Fire Safety - TA 2024-I-ARO-103523 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 23, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-102681 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 12, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-085250 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 31, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-077057 Violations Found
Jul 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-075078 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-045501 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 12, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-042345 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 12, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-042054 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 1, 2024 Fire Safety - TA 2024-I-ARO-040402 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 27, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-001397 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-038080 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 14, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-024866 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 5, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-022768 Violations Found
Feb 5, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-022263 Violations Found
Jan 9, 2024 Fire Safety - TA 2024-I-ARO-017069 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 10, 2023 Documentation Review 2023-I-ARO-050890 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Nov 6, 2023 Fire Safety - TA 2023-I-ARO-050255 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 29, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-ARO-046033 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 21, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-ARO-044937 Violations Found
Sep 21, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-ARO-016393 Violations Found
Jul 12, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-ARO-036057 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 9, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jul 31, 2024 418-1.11(h)(1) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: Corrected
Feb 5, 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
Feb 5, 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
Feb 5, 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
Feb 5, 2024 418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. Corrected
Feb 5, 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
Feb 5, 2024 418-1.12(z) All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. Corrected
Nov 10, 2023 418-1.2(f) Applicants for renewal of a license may not be issued a license until an inspection of the child day care center has been conducted showing compliance with the requirements of this Subpart and the relevant provisions of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.9(k) Withholding or using food, rest or sleep as a punishment is prohibited. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.10(a) Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 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
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.4(h) The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 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
Sep 21, 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
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.11(f)(15) Prescription and over-the-counter medications must be kept in their original bottles or containers. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.11(i)(7) Equipment that is frequently used or touched by children on a daily basis must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, when soiled and at least once weekly. Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 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 12, 2023 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 12, 2023 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: 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, 2020: Yes