Program Name: Great Beginnings Daycare    License/Registration ID: 725031


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Candace E. Benoit Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Cairo-Durham
Site Address: Map
479 Main Street, Cairo, NY 12413
First Licensed/Registration Date: Apr 28, 2015
Current Registration Period: Apr 28, 2021 - Apr 27, 2025 		Phone: (518) 965-3233
Fax:
Total Capacity: 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
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

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Family Of Woodstock
Phone: (518) 822-1944
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 27, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-ARO-030176 Violations Found
Mar 20, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-008324 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 5, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-106127 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-081720 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-ARO-078466 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 5, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-050070 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 20, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-008374 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 7, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-ARO-053982 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 19, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-ARO-036906 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 13, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-ARO-036194 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 12, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-ARO-032035 Violations Found
Jun 1, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-ARO-031269 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 2, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-ARO-027035 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 27, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 27, 2025 417.15(b)(14)(ii) The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious incident, Corrected
Jun 12, 2023 417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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 12, 2023 417.8(b)(1) With the prior written permission of the parent, children who are napping or sleeping may do so in a room where an awake approved caregiver is not present, the doors to all rooms must be open; the approved caregiver must remain on the same floor as the children; and a functioning electronic monitor must be used in any room where children are sleeping or napping and an awake approved caregiver is not present. Corrected
May 2, 2023 417.7(v) Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity. Corrected
May 2, 2023 417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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
May 2, 2023 417.9(a) The family day care registrant must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the Office. This plan must include how the program will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems, and encourage acceptable behaviors. Corrected
May 2, 2023 417.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
May 2, 2023 417.15(c)(9) The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a plan of program activities, as required in section 417.7 of this Part; 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: Family Of Woodstock
Phone: (518) 822-1944
 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 April, 2020: None