Program Name: KA of Albany    License/Registration ID: 684922


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lauren S. Halse Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Albany
Site Address: Map
13 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 23, 2013
Current Registration Period: Dec 23, 2023 - Dec 22, 2027
Phone: (518) 452-3344
Fax: (518) 452-0978
Total Capacity: 119
-Infants: 30
-Toddlers: 36
-Preschool: 53
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/13/2023 12:17:15 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 is approved to administer medications.
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 17, 2025 Other 2025-I-ARO-034031 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 8, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-031854 Violations Found
Apr 3, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-ARO-031383 Violations Found
Mar 27, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-ARO-030153 Violations Found
Mar 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-ARO-007636 Violations Found
Oct 29, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-104095 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-083470 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 7, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-ARO-045848 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 16, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-ARO-007616 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 15, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-ARO-055167 Violations Found
Dec 7, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-ARO-039495 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 31, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-ARO-042530 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 17, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 8, 2025 418-1.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Not Corrected
Apr 8, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Apr 8, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Apr 8, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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 incident, Not Corrected
Apr 3, 2025 418-1.9(a) The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. Not Corrected
Apr 3, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Apr 3, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Mar 27, 2025 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, Not Corrected
Mar 25, 2025 418-1.12(ae) All devices used for warming bottles or food must be kept out of reach of children. Not Corrected
Dec 15, 2023 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Dec 15, 2023 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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 incident, 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
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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: None