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ACDS

963 Scarsdale Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
licensed capacity
198
a week, county median
$293
year first licensed
2016

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About ACDS

ACDS is a licensed child care center in Scarsdale, New York. The state has licensed it since June 27, 2016, for up to 198 children, serving preschoolers.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 23 visits in the last 3 years and cited 15 rules across 10 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

Ages served: preschoolers

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Preschoolers
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
198 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesPreschoolersFrom the state license
Licensed capacity198 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

ACDS has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time preschool care at a child care center in Westchester County has a median price of $293 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Westchester County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$325
Home daycare$300

Toddler

Center$300
Home daycare$290

Preschool

Center$293
Home daycare$275

School age

Center$250
Home daycare$250

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for ACDS

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Day Care Center
Capacity
198 children
Ages
Preschoolers
First licensed
2016
License number
#767831
See the state's record

Summary

23 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 16, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 10 of 23 visits · 15 rules in all

  • Discipline and child guidance 6
  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Staff training and qualifications 2
  • Supervision and ratios 1
  • Safety and hazards 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Other rules 1

For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Sep 16, 2026Complaint investigationNo rules cited
  2. Sep 4, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  3. Jul 10, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  4. Jul 1, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Jun 15, 2026Complaint investigation4 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      418-1.13(g)(2)(i) To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either: an Associate's degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or related field; or (not corrected)

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. (not corrected)

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

  6. Jun 11, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Mar 11, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Records and paperwork

      413.3(g)(3)(i) The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office.

  8. Jan 9, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  9. Dec 3, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  10. Sep 16, 2025Complaint investigation4 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      418-1.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications.

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.10(a) Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law.

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like.

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.9(d) Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care.

Show 14 earlier visits
  1. Aug 6, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  2. Jul 21, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious injury,

  3. Apr 1, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Feb 14, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Jan 21, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Jan 13, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(c)(5) 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;

  7. Jan 3, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      418-1.8(a) 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.

  8. Oct 31, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  9. Aug 9, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  10. Aug 1, 2024Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Other rules

      418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:

  11. Jun 6, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  12. Apr 11, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.5(v) All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such 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.

      Corrected during the visit

  13. Jan 30, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(h)(5)(ix) Storage, documentation of the administration of medication and labeling of the auto-injector, asthma inhaler and asthma nebulizer must be in compliance with section 418-1.11 of this Subpart.

  14. Oct 5, 2023Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

Copied from New York State Office of Children and Family Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about ACDS

Is ACDS licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed June 27, 2016.

When was ACDS last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 16, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 23 visits in the last 3 years.

Has ACDS had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 15 rules across 10 of 23 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can ACDS care for?

198, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve preschoolers.

What are ACDS's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (914) 810-2237 to confirm.

How much does ACDS cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (914) 810-2237 to ask.

What is ACDS's phone number?

(914) 810-2237.

Where is ACDS?

963 Scarsdale Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. The nearest other daycare we list is Healthy Kids Extended Day Program, 0.1 miles away.

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).