The Neighborhood Center, Inc.
The Neighborhood Center, Inc.
License/Registration ID: 39953
615 Mary St. Utica, NY 13501
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Inspection ID:
2025-I-SRO-023566
Date:
02/13/2025
Inspection Type:
Complaint
Inspection Result:
Violations found
Compliance Status:
Y-Compliant, N-Noncompliant, N/O-Not Observed, N/A-Not Applicable, P/V-Prior Violation
Reg
Compliance Status
413.3 Enforcement of Regulations
*
Posting of Compliance History Document
413.3(g)(3)(i)
Y
418-1.5 Safety
Radiators & pipes have adequate protection to prevent injury when heating system in use
418-1.5(d)
N
418-1.8 Supervision of Children
*
Competent supervision is maintained at all times
418-1.8(a)
P/V
*
Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present
418-1.8(j)
Y
418-1.14 Training
*
At least one staff member certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care
418-1.14(k)
Y
Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
418-1.14(b)
N/O
Each identified staff supervising children alone completed Federal Health and Safety training.
418-1.14(b)
N/O
418-1.15 Management and Administration
*
Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity
418-1.15(a)(4)
Y
The program must immediately notify the parent and Office of serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program
418-1.15(b)(14)(iii)
N
Summary of Violations
Date Cited
Regulation
Regulation Description
Compliance Status
Corrected on- Site?
02/13/2025
418-1.3(l)(6)
One of the required sinks will serve as a washbasin for bottles and dishes the other for diaper changing needs and hand washing.
Corrected
N
02/13/2025
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
N
02/13/2025
418-1.5(a)(1)(i)
The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and
Corrected
N
02/13/2025
418-1.5(d)
Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use.
Corrected
N
02/13/2025
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
N
02/13/2025
418-1.8(c)
The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities.
Corrected
N
02/13/2025
418-1.8(c)
The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities.
Corrected
Y
02/13/2025
418-1.12(w)
The program must obtain a written statement from the parent of each infant in care setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
Corrected
N
02/13/2025
418-1.13(b)(3)
Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title;
Corrected
N
02/13/2025
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,
Corrected
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.3(l)(6)
Regulation Description
One of the required sinks will serve as a washbasin for bottles and dishes the other for diaper changing needs and hand washing.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.5(a)
Regulation Description
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.5(a)(1)(i)
Regulation Description
The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.5(d)
Regulation Description
Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.8(a)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.8(c)
Regulation Description
The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.8(c)
Regulation Description
The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
Y
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.12(w)
Regulation Description
The program must obtain a written statement from the parent of each infant in care setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.13(b)(3)
Regulation Description
Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/13/2025
Regulation
418-1.15(b)(14)(iii)
Regulation Description
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,
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
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:
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact:
Office: Syracuse Regional Office
Phone: (315) 423-1202