Program Name: Jewish Community Center Early Childhood Center    License/Registration ID: 40820


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kymberly M. James Contact Title: Acting Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Vestal
Site Address: Map
500 Club House Road, Vestal, NY 13850
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 1, 1992
Current Registration Period: Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
Phone: (607) 724-2417
Fax: (607) 724-2418
Total Capacity: 267
-Infants: 24
-Toddlers: 57
-Preschool: 123
-School-Age: 63
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 2/16/2026 12:33:43 PM
-Infants: 1
-Toddlers: 13
-Preschool: 12
-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: Syracuse Regional Office
Phone: (315) 423-1202
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 2, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-SRO-023223 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 13, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-021654 Violations Found
Feb 6, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-020911 Violations Found
Feb 6, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-020589 Violations Found
Jan 21, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-019000 Violations Found
Jan 21, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-SRO-018734 Violations Found
Jan 21, 2026 Other 2026-I-SRO-018648 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 21, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-SRO-017689 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 24, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-122766 Violations Found
Nov 7, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-113041 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 24, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-110754 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 20, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-107926 Violations Found
Sep 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-001835 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-055967 Violations Found
Jul 28, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-054494 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 2, 2025 Serious Injury 2025-I-SRO-030960 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 28, 2025 Change(s) to Site 2025-I-SRO-031846 Violations Found
Mar 28, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-SRO-031060 Violations Found
Mar 13, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-028394 Violations Found
Feb 26, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-024670 Violations Found
Jan 22, 2025 Mid-Point 2024-I-SRO-098132 Violations Found
Dec 10, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-113365 Violations Found
Dec 9, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-112338 Violations Found
Dec 5, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-SRO-111197 Violations Found
Oct 29, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-105427 Violations Found
Sep 20, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-SRO-089843 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 5, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-106015 Violations Found
Jun 14, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-SRO-051172 Violations Found
Jun 6, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-049781 Violations Found
Apr 16, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-001433 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 2, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 13, 2026 418-1.7(c) Each program must provide a sufficient quantity and variety of materials and play equipment appropriate to the ages of the children and their developmental levels and interests, including children with developmental delays or disabilities, which promote the children's cognitive, educational, social, cultural, physical, emotional, language and recreational development. Corrected
Feb 13, 2026 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 13, 2026 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 6, 2026 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
Feb 6, 2026 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; Corrected
Feb 6, 2026 418-1.8(l)(6) When preschool children ages three years to five years are cared for in one group throughout the day, the teacher to child ratio and maximum group size applicable to the age of the majority of children must be followed. Corrected
Feb 6, 2026 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
Feb 6, 2026 418-1.13(g)(3)(i) To be qualified as a group teacher for an infant or toddler class, a person must possess either: an Associate's degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field; and one year of experience related to caring for infants and toddlers; or Not Corrected
Jan 21, 2026 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Jan 21, 2026 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; Corrected
Jan 21, 2026 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
Jan 21, 2026 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Corrected
Jan 21, 2026 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
Dec 24, 2025 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Oct 20, 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
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.5(v) All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such 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
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.11(i)(6) All rooms, equipment, surfaces, supplies and furnishings accessible to children must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, as needed to protect the health of children, and in a manner consistent with the program's health care plan approved by the Office. Corrected
Mar 28, 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
Mar 28, 2025 418-1.5(n)(5) All programs that substantially modify, or install new, outside play equipment must do so in accordance with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook. Corrected
Mar 28, 2025 418-1.4(f)(2) All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. Corrected
Mar 13, 2025 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Mar 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 13, 2025 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
Mar 13, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Mar 13, 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
Feb 26, 2025 418-1.3(b) Areas that will be used by the children must be well-lighted and well-ventilated. Heating, ventilation and lighting equipment must be adequate for the protection of the health of the children. Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.11(i)(2) Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors. Corrected
Jan 22, 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
Jan 22, 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: Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(1) The required state topics are: principles of childhood development, focusing on the developmental stages of the age groups for which the program provides care; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(2) The required state topics are: nutrition and health needs of children; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(3) The required state topics are: child care program development; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(4) The required state topics are: safety and security procedures; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(5) The required state topics are: business record maintenance and management; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(6) The required state topics are: child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(7) The required state topics are: statutes and regulations pertaining to child care Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(8) The required state topics are: statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment; Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(9) The required state topics are: education and information on the identification, diagnosis and prevention of shaken baby syndrome; and Not Corrected
Jan 22, 2025 418-1.14(d)(10) The required state topics are: adverse childhood experiences, focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency. Not Corrected
Dec 10, 2024 418-1.4(f) Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings. Corrected
Dec 10, 2024 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
Dec 10, 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
Dec 9, 2024 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Dec 9, 2024 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Dec 9, 2024 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
Dec 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
Dec 9, 2024 418-1.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications. Corrected
Dec 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
Dec 5, 2024 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Corrected
Dec 5, 2024 418-1.5(b)(2) The Emergency Evacuation Diagram, as approved by the Office, must be posted in a conspicuous place in every room. Corrected
Dec 5, 2024 418-1.5(v) All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such 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
Dec 5, 2024 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
Oct 29, 2024 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Corrected
Oct 29, 2024 418-1.5(n)(5) All programs that substantially modify, or install new, outside play equipment must do so in accordance with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Public Playground Safety Handbook. Corrected
Sep 5, 2024 418-1.4(f) Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings. Corrected
Sep 5, 2024 418-1.5(s)(2) Every bathroom door lock must be designed to permit opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency. The opening device must be readily accessible to the staff. Corrected
Sep 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
Sep 5, 2024 418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Jun 14, 2024 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. Corrected
Jun 14, 2024 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Corrected
Jun 14, 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
Jun 14, 2024 418-1.11(c)(2)(i) The health care plan must describe the following: how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented; Corrected
Jun 6, 2024 418-1.5(aa) The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow. Corrected
Jun 6, 2024 418-1.8(p)(1) No child can be released from the child day care center to any person other than his or her parent, a person(s) currently designated in writing by such parent to receive the child, or another person authorized by law to take custody of a child. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 418-1.4(f)(2) All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 418-1.5(v) All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such 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
Apr 16, 2024 418-1.12(d) Food must be prepared and stored in a safe and sanitary manner and served at appropriate intervals. 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: Syracuse Regional Office
Phone: (315) 423-1202

 Enforcement History
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Enforcement Actions since April, 2021: None