Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center - Watertown NY Day Care Center

420 Gaffney Drive , Watertown NY 13601
(315) 788-2730
1 Review

About the Provider

Description: Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center is a Day Care Center in Watertown NY, with a maximum capacity of 120 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of -Infants: 0 -Toddlers: 12 -Preschool: 108 -School-Age: 0. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 3/17/2010; Care is available during non-traditional hours;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 876834
  • Capacity: 120
  • Age Range: -Infants: 0 -Toddlers: 12 -Preschool: 108 -School-Age: 0
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Watertown School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2021-09-01
  • Current License Issue Date: 2025-09-01
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2029-08-31
  • District Office: Syracuse Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (315) 423-1202 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2026-05-07 Monitoring Monitoring 2026-I-SRO-048621
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2026-03-10 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2026-I-SRO-010867
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-10-09 Self-Report Self-Report 2025-I-SRO-106181
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-08-07 Application - Renewal Application - Renewal 2025-I-SRO-034131
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-05-15 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-SRO-039162
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-02-11 Fire Safety - Alternate Year Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-SRO-023215
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-01-16 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2025-I-SRO-012449
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2024-11-06 Monitoring Monitoring 2024-I-SRO-105754
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-09-16 Self Reported Serious Incident Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-SRO-085825
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2024-08-06 Complaint (Substantiated) Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-SRO-077499
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-07-30 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2024-I-SRO-012932
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-07-30 Serious Injury Serious Injury 2024-I-SRO-052499
Brief Description: Violations Found
2022-06-23 Violation 418-1.8(a) Corrected
Brief 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.
2022-06-16 Violation 418-1.15(c)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
2022-06-01 Violation 418-1.8(a) Not Corrected
Brief 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.

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Reviews

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Ashley Ellingsworth Kudlacl 2016-07-19 23:45:52
I have toured this provider's facility, but have not used its services

Looking for employment. how can I apply for this?

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