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Licensed daycares in 12561New Paltz, NY

There are 13 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 12561 — 7 licensed centers and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 63 violations across 142 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.44 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the New Paltz average of 0.48.

2 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is physical safety (15 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (11). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from NYS Office of Children and Family Services and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 13 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

2 providers.

Benjamins Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 62 River Road · Last inspected Apr 14, 2026

0 violationsActive
Johnson, Kimberly

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Jun 2, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

6 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

The Children's Center Of New Paltz, Inc.

Center · Capacity 40 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 1 Hawk Drive CCC 125, SUNY @ New Paltz · Last inspected May 28, 2026

1 violationActive
The Ridge, Llc

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 126 Forest Glen Road · Last inspected May 19, 2026

1 violationActive
Bright Beginnings Childcare Of New Paltz Inc.

Center · Capacity 42 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 8 Brookside Road · Last inspected Apr 16, 2026

2 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

5 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Ymca Of Kingston & Ulster

Center · Capacity 35 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1 Eugene L. Brown Dr. Lenape School · Last inspected May 7, 2026

16 violationsActive
Little Hands Child Care Center

Center · Capacity 44 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 23 North Chestnut Street · Last inspected Jun 17, 2026

14 violationsActive
Little Explorers Nursery And Daycare Center, Llc

Center · Capacity 65 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 331 NY 32 N · Last inspected May 28, 2026

13 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 12561

Physical safety is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

2

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

A note on New York records

New York does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. New York does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from NYS Office of Children and Family Services on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error