Santamaria, Saralinda is child care in the provider's own home. New York State licenses this kind of home (“group family day care”) for up to 12 children plus 4 school-age children; an assistant must be on hand once more than eight children are present. State inspectors check it, not the city Health Department. The state's file shows 3 inspection visits, most recently Aug 17, 2026, with no uncorrected violations on file. Per the state's record, this provider had violations in the last 3 years, all shown as fixed in the record. Its license or registration runs through Jul 22, 2028 in the state registry. Everything we publish for this record is free.
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Inspection history
Every state inspection visit on record for this home, newest first, from New York State's public file. We show the record as it stands and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- New York State inspects home programs at least once a year unannounced, when the license or registration comes up for renewal, and after complaints. Every visit is listed with its date and result.
- Violations found means inspectors cited one or more rule violations on that visit. Each one lists the rule, what it requires, and whether the record shows it corrected (fixed) or still uncorrected.
- The state doesn't publish severity rankings the way the city does for daycare centers. Read the description itself, and ask the provider about anything that worries you.
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Official rule text — what the state requires: The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child;
What this means
Records At admission, caregivers must get written consent from the parent that lets the provider or other caregivers obtain emergency health care for the child. The citation concerns that consent.
Worth asking: Is a signed emergency care consent on file for my child?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;
What this means
Records The provider, assistants and substitutes must each have two years of experience caring for children under six, or one year of that experience plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The state's wording counts child-rearing as experience. The citation concerns that qualification, and the public record does not say which person it applied to.
Worth asking: What childcare experience and training does each caregiver have?
Official rule text — what the state requires: All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.
What this means
Records Providers, employees, volunteers and anyone 18 or older who lives in the home, or starts to live there, must complete a Statewide Central Register database check. The citation concerns that requirement. It does not say what a check found.
Worth asking: Has everyone over 18 in the home completed the required register check?
Official rule text — what the state requires: a sworn statement indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction
What this means
Records Among the background check paperwork a program must keep on file is a sworn statement saying whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction. The citation concerns that paperwork. It does not say anyone was convicted.
Worth asking: Is the required sworn statement on file for everyone it applies to?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.
What this means
Building and equipment Peeling or damaged paint or plaster was found, and the rule says it must be repaired. The public record does not say which room.
Worth asking: Has the paint or plaster been repaired, and can I see the room?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Cleaning materials must be stored in their original containers unless the product's use or the program's health care plan indicates that the product be mixed with water before use. In this case, the container used for subsequent use of the mixed product must state the name of the cleaning material contained within. Cleaning materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children.
Official rule text — what the state requires: The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.
What this means
Records The provider, assistants and substitutes must each submit a medical statement from a health care provider before having any involvement in child care work. The citation concerns those statements.
Worth asking: Does every adult who cares for children have a medical statement on file?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.
What this means
Records The first medical statement for providers, assistants and substitutes must include the results of a tuberculin test taken within the 12 months before the application. After that, a test is only required at the discretion of the person's health care provider or when the person starts work at a different child care program. The citation concerns that statement. It does not say anyone tested positive.
Worth asking: Is each caregiver's medical statement on file?
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