Program Name: Circle of Friends    License/Registration ID: 42004


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Christina L. Van Gorden Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Albany
Site Address: Map
2 Bethlehem Court, Delmar, NY 12054-1306
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 8, 1993
Current Registration Period: Sep 8, 2023 - Sep 7, 2027 		Phone: (518) 478-0722
Fax: (518) 478-0827
Total Capacity: 36
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 36
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


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 11, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-001989 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 7, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-ARO-105629 Violations Found
Oct 8, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-099516 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-072283 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 18, 2024 Med. Administration Error 2024-I-ARO-042495 Violations Found
Jan 29, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-001598 Violations Found
Dec 1, 2023 Serious Illness/Contagious Disease 2023-I-ARO-053337 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-ARO-025746 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 11, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 7, 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
Apr 18, 2024 418-1.11(f)(8)(iii) Staff who are authorized to administer medications must administer medication as follows: at the right time, Corrected
Jan 29, 2024 418-1.5(b)(4) Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. 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: None