Program Name: Together We Grow    License/Registration ID: 41911


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Reilly M. Vandyke Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: E.Syracuse-Minoa
Site Address: Map
7020 Manlius Center Rd., East Syracuse, NY 13057
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jun 6, 1994
Current Registration Period: Jun 1, 2024 - May 31, 2028
Phone: (315) 656-2399
Fax: (315) 656-4120
Total Capacity: 100
-Infants: 24
-Toddlers: 26
-Preschool: 36
-School-Age: 14
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/10/2025 1:06:01 PM
-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

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 12, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-SRO-001165 Violations Found
Jul 11, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-050517 Violations Found
Jun 25, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-047541 Violations Found
Jan 31, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-021662 Violations Found
Jan 30, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-SRO-021328 Violations Found
Jan 30, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-001984 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 16, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-101396 Violations Found
Jul 19, 2024 Fire Safety - Renewal 2024-I-SRO-075057 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 12, 2024 No Approved Director 2024-I-SRO-049452 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jun 12, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-SRO-018179 Violations Found
Jun 3, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-SRO-049573 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
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 12, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 12, 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. Not Corrected
Mar 12, 2026 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
Jul 11, 2025 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. Corrected
Jul 11, 2025 418-1.4(f)(2) All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. Corrected
Jul 11, 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
Jul 11, 2025 418-1.5(f) Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area. Corrected
Jul 11, 2025 418-1.5(n)(1) Materials and play equipment used by the children must be sturdy and free from rough edges and sharp corners. Corrected
Jul 11, 2025 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
Jul 11, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Jul 11, 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
Jun 25, 2025 418-1.5(n)(1) Materials and play equipment used by the children must be sturdy and free from rough edges and sharp corners. Corrected
Jan 31, 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
Jan 31, 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
Jan 30, 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
Jan 30, 2025 418-1.15(b)(12) The child day care center must report to the Office: Corrected
Oct 16, 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
Oct 16, 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
Jun 12, 2024 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. Corrected
Jun 12, 2024 418-1.15(b)(23) Upon termination or resignation of the director: Corrected
Jun 12, 2024 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. 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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2021: None