Program Name: Northminster Preschool    License/Registration ID: 730075


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Amy M. Piester Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Maine-Endwell
Site Address: Map
711 Farm to Market Road, Endwell, NY 13760
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 4, 2015
Current Registration Period: Dec 4, 2021 - Dec 3, 2025
Phone: (607) 754-0747
Fax: (607) 754-0747
Total Capacity: 44
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 44
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/18/2023 4:53:07 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
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  
Jan 22, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-SRO-019654 Violations Found
Jan 13, 2026 Application - Renewal 2025-I-SRO-053402 Violations Found
Dec 8, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-120213 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-099307 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 12, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-SRO-046852 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 11, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-008380 Violations Found
Dec 20, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-112797 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2024 Mid-Point 2023-I-SRO-056304 Violations Found
Apr 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-044013 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: Jan 22, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 22, 2026 418-1.11(c)(1) The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: Corrected
Jan 13, 2026 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
Jan 13, 2026 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
Jan 13, 2026 418-1.11(h)(5)(i) A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; Corrected
Jan 13, 2026 418-1.13(b)(2) Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child care center staff member; Corrected
Mar 11, 2025 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Corrected
Sep 17, 2024 418-1.5(y) Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children. Corrected
Sep 17, 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
Sep 17, 2024 418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Apr 19, 2024 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. 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
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

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, 2021: None