Program Name: Linda's Little People    License/Registration ID: 8319


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Linda C. Barnes Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Baldwinsville
Site Address: Map
30 McHarrie Street, Baldwinsville, NY 13027
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 1, 1993
Current Registration Period: Jun 1, 2023 - May 31, 2027 		Phone: (315) 635-5174
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 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*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/6/2025 3:24:13 PM 		8 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*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  
Feb 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-001191 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 17, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-101412 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-088443 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 10, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-050987 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 26, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-SRO-016375 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 26, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-000743 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 19, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-SRO-018728 No New Violations
Aug 3, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-038672 Violations Found
Jul 28, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-038143 Violations Found
Jul 28, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-SRO-000141 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 6, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-035427 Violations Found
Jul 6, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-SRO-035426 Violations Found
Jun 29, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-034878 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: Feb 25, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Aug 3, 2023 416.8(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 416.8(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
Aug 3, 2023 416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. Corrected
Jul 28, 2023 416.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Part, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, hot spices, irritants or the like. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.7(r) Sleeping surfaces, including bedding, which is the removable and washable portion of the sleeping environment, must not come in contact with the sleeping surfaces of another child's rest equipment during storage. Mats and cots must be stored so that the sleeping surfaces do not touch when stacked. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.9(b) The caregivers must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.9(d) Discipline must promote positive self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.7(r) Sleeping surfaces, including bedding, which is the removable and washable portion of the sleeping environment, must not come in contact with the sleeping surfaces of another child's rest equipment during storage. Mats and cots must be stored so that the sleeping surfaces do not touch when stacked. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. Corrected
Jun 29, 2023 413.3(f)(3)(i)(a)(2) the use of corporal punishment or of frightening or humiliating methods of control or discipline; Corrected
Jun 29, 2023 416.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Jun 29, 2023 416.15(b)(11)(ii) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must submit to the Office, prior to the start date the name of any new caregiver and the supporting documentation needed to complete the approval process, including: 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 May, 2020: None