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Licensed daycares in 12986 — Tupper Lake, NY
There are 7 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 12986 — 1 licensed center and 6 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 18 violations across 88 inspections in the past three years, an average of 0.20 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Tupper Lake average of 0.20.
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 recordkeeping (9 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (4). 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.
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Clean record — no violations in 3 years
2 providers.
1–3 violations in 3 years
3 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
4 or more violations in 3 years
2 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.
Questions to ask when you tour in 12986
Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.
What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?
How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?
When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?
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