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Licensed daycares in 13501Utica, NY

There are 39 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 13501 — 12 licensed centers and 27 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 199 violations across 355 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.56 violations per inspection, which is above the Utica average of 0.39.

11 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 (38 citations), followed by recordkeeping (31). 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 39 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

11 providers.

Degrace, Kelly

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected Apr 6, 2026

0 violationsActive
Desantis, Elaine

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 7 Tarbell Terrace · Last inspected Jul 1, 2026

0 violationsActive
For "Us"

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1141 Saint Vincent St, Floor 1 · Last inspected Jun 3, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Andreina Little Hearts Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 14 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1011 Park Avenue, Apt 1 · Last inspected Nov 13, 2025

1 violationActive
Brown, Melissa

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1926 Holland Ave · Last inspected May 7, 2026

1 violationActive
Fanelli, Danielle

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · Last inspected May 20, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

The Neighborhood Center, Inc.

Center · Capacity 122 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 615 Mary St. · Last inspected Jun 9, 2026

56 violationsActive
Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Inc. New Discoveries Learning Center

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 3 yr – 5 yr · 1601 Armory Dr. · Last inspected May 14, 2026

49 violationsProbation
Milligan, Aja

Family day home · Capacity 8 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 2017 Baker Ave · Last inspected Jun 24, 2026

11 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 13501

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

1

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

2

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

3

Walk me through how children are supervised during outdoor time and transitions between rooms.

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