Program Name: Circle of Friends    License/Registration ID: 886761


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kathy M. Glaser Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Coxsackie-Athens
Site Address: Map
51 Third Street, Athens, NY 12051
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 29, 2022
Current Registration Period: Aug 29, 2022 - Aug 28, 2026 		Phone: (518) 731-1702
Fax:
Total Capacity: 22
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 22
-School-Age: 0
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
This program is located in a school.
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Albany Regional Office
Phone: (518) 402-3038
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 21, 2026 Fire Safety - Renewal 2026-I-ARO-034711 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 16, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-ARO-030694 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 9, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-ARO-011622 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 14, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-107837 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 12, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-ARO-057801 Violations Found
Aug 12, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-055304 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 17, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-ARO-042775 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 20, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-013288 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-106262 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-088605 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 6, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-ARO-084113 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 21, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Aug 12, 2025 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 6, 2024 418-1.12(an) Staff must take steps to prevent a child's exposure to the foods to which the child is allergic. 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: Albany Regional Office
Phone: (518) 402-3038
 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 June, 2021: None