Program Name: Between Friends - An Early Learning Community    License/Registration ID: 716399


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Katherine R. Tongue Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Fayetteville-Manlius
Site Address: Map
101 Wortley Way, Fayetteville, NY 13066
First Licensed/Registration Date: Apr 14, 2015
Current Registration Period: Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 13, 2029 		Phone: (315) 637-3502
Fax:
Total Capacity: 42
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 10
-Preschool: 24
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/16/2026 9:04:51 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 2
-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  
Apr 23, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-SRO-046892 Violations Found
Jan 22, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-SRO-019335 Violations Found
Jan 6, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-SRO-006968 Violations Found
Nov 12, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-115354 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 3, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-SRO-105787 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 20, 2025 Change(s) to Site 2025-I-SRO-056003 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 25, 2025 Application - Renewal 2024-I-SRO-110484 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 15, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-SRO-039955 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 13, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-008210 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 23, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 23, 2026 418-1.11(g)(4)(vii) Stock medications must be kept in the original container and have the following information on the label or in the package insert: Expiration date. Not Corrected
Jan 22, 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 22, 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
Jan 6, 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. Corrected
Jan 6, 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 13, 2025 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
*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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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 June, 2021: None