Program Name: Lourdes Childcare Center    License/Registration ID: 850833


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kristy R. Wales Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Binghamton
Site Address: Map
3 Aquinas St, Binghamton, NY 13905
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 31, 2020
Current Registration Period: Jan 31, 2020 - Jan 30, 2024
Phone: (607) 772-8110
Fax: (607) 772-6907
Total Capacity: 208
-Infants: 32
-Toddlers: 46
-Preschool: 70
-School-Age: 60
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 9/19/2024 10:36:42 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 is approved to administer medications.

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 4, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-SRO-032578 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 14, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-SRO-027481 Violations Found
Jul 12, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-073630 Violations Found
Jul 12, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-SRO-070703 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
Jun 18, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-SRO-064864 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 20, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-046641 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 20, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-011677 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 16, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-042311 Violations Found
Feb 21, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-025821 Violations Found
Feb 20, 2024 Other 2024-I-SRO-031541 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 16, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-025522 Violations Found
Feb 16, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-SRO-044271 Violations Found
Jan 2, 2024 Technical Assistance 2024-I-SRO-000503 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 8, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-050444 Violations Found
Nov 8, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-SRO-012118 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 7, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-SRO-042990 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 4, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 14, 2025 418-1.8(k)(5)(i) for 4-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every eight children; Not Corrected
Jul 12, 2024 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, 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, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 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
Feb 21, 2024 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, 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, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Corrected
Feb 16, 2024 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Feb 16, 2024 418-1.9(k) Withholding or using food, rest or sleep as a punishment is prohibited. Corrected
Feb 16, 2024 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Feb 16, 2024 418-1.4(g) Trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored in the furnace room or in rooms or outdoor areas adjacent to the facility that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children. Corrected
Feb 16, 2024 418-1.11(i)(7) Equipment that is frequently used or touched by children on a daily basis must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, when soiled and at least once weekly. Corrected
Nov 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
Sep 7, 2023 418-1.7(q) Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. Corrected
Sep 7, 2023 418-1.8(g) Whenever the child day care center is in operation and the director is away from the premises, there must be a staff person designated to act on behalf of the director, who is knowledgeable about the programs operation and policies. Corrected
Sep 7, 2023 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Sep 7, 2023 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Sep 7, 2023 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Sep 7, 2023 418-1.15(c)(6) 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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; 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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since June, 2020: Yes