Program Name: A Child's Place at Unity House    License/Registration ID: 448651


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jane F. Goff Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Albany
Site Address: Map
50 Philip St., Albany, NY 12207-1413
First Licensed/Registration Date: Apr 13, 2010
Current Registration Period: Apr 13, 2024 - Apr 12, 2028
Phone: (518) 434-0815
Fax: (518) 512-3984
Total Capacity: 107
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 107
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 4/8/2025 1:04:54 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: 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  
Nov 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-108246 Violations Found
Sep 23, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-ARO-095892 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-075626 Violations Found
May 10, 2024 Med. Administration Error 2024-I-ARO-045761 Violations Found
May 2, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-ARO-052911 Violations Found
Apr 26, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-ARO-045260 Violations Found
Mar 18, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-005497 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 1, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-ARO-038421 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: Nov 18, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 18, 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; Not Corrected
Sep 23, 2024 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
Aug 6, 2024 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
Aug 6, 2024 418-1.11(h)(5)(i) A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; Corrected
May 10, 2024 418-1.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. Corrected
May 10, 2024 418-1.11(f)(8)(iii) Staff who are authorized to administer medications must administer medication as follows: at the right time, Corrected
May 10, 2024 418-1.11(f)(9)(ii) All observable side effects must be documented and communicated to the parent, and when appropriate, the child's health care provider. Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.5(z) All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.7(o) Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the program where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 418-1.8 of this Subpart. Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.7(r)(2) The resting/napping places must: be located in safe areas of the program; Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. Corrected
Apr 26, 2024 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work. Corrected
Apr 26, 2024 418-1.13(g) Minimum education and experience qualifications: Corrected
Apr 26, 2024 418-1.15(c)(7) 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: copies of current staff and volunteers health statements; Corrected
Aug 1, 2023 418-1.15(b)(7) A child day care center may not refuse to admit a child to the program solely because the child has a developmental delay or a disability or has been diagnosed as having human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV), HIV-related illness or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Each such child must be evaluated by the program to determine whether the child could be accommodated in the program if reasonable modifications are made to the premises and/or program. Nothing contained in section 418-1.11 shall be deemed to require the program to incur significant additional expenses to modify the premises and/or program to accommodate such a child. 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