Program Name: E. John Gavras Center    License/Registration ID: 764251


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Gracie J. White Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Auburn
Site Address: Map
182 North Street, Auburn, NY 13021
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 4, 2016
Current Registration Period: Aug 4, 2022 - Aug 3, 2026
Phone: (315) 255-2746
Fax: (315) 255-2740
Total Capacity: 137
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 8
-Preschool: 129
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/30/2023 9:26:28 AM
-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  
Apr 7, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-031631 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 10, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-SRO-111803 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 26, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-SRO-109714 Violations Found
Aug 14, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-SRO-079517 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 24, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-SRO-052286 Violations Found
Jun 24, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-009097 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2023 Other 2023-I-SRO-054547 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 8, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-054188 Violations Found
Dec 8, 2023 Serious Injury 2023-I-SRO-048929 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: Apr 7, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 26, 2024 418-1.5(f) Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area. Corrected
Nov 26, 2024 418-1.15(c)(11) 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: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; each staff and volunteer's final and, if applicable, provisional criminal history review and background check approval letter(s); staff resumes; medical statements; acceptable references and other information required by section 418-1.13 of this Subpart; Corrected
Jun 24, 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
Dec 8, 2023 418-1.7(k) Daily supervised outdoor play is required for all children in care, except during inclement or extreme weather or unless otherwise ordered by a health care provider. Parents may request and programs may permit children to remain indoors during outdoor play time so long as such children will be supervised in accordance with section 418-1.8 of this Subpart. Corrected
Dec 8, 2023 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
Dec 8, 2023 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. 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 April, 2020: Yes