Geraldine Clauss
Montour Falls, NY 14865 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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My Place is a school-age program in Watkins Glen, New York. It is registered with the state (since August 28, 2017), for up to 94 children, serving preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. It describes its programs: after-school care, infant care, preschool and summer camp.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 20 visits in the last 3 years and cited 13 rules across 7 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
| Monday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Friday | 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
Programs
| Ages | Preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: Daycare Center: 6 weeks to Preschool; School-Age Program: Pre-K through age 12 |
|---|---|
| Programs | After-school care, infant care, preschool and summer camp |
| Staff | Minimum of 15 hours of professional training annually |
| Assistance it accepts | Accept childcare subsidies |
| More | Founded 1988 |
| Licensed capacity | 94 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
My Place has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time preschool care at a child care center in Schuyler County has a median price of $200 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
State record
20 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 6, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 7 of 20 visits · 13 rules in all
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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414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
414.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
414.14(k) All child care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the program during the program's operating hours.
414.8(c) The school-age child care program must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities.
414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
414.8(n) The use of any type device for social or entertainment purposes, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, using the internet, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program.
414.10(a) Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A school-age child care program must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by a 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.
414.15(b)(14)(ii) 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 incident,
414.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, school-age child care program 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 school-age child care program workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:
414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
414.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
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FAQ
Yes. My Place is registered with the state and operating, first licensed August 28, 2017. This is how New York authorizes this type of child care.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 6, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 20 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 13 rules across 7 of 20 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.
94, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve preschoolers and school-age children.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (607) 535-8908 to ask.
(607) 535-8908.
612 S. Decatur St., Watkins Glen, NY 14891. The nearest other daycare we list is Schuyler County Child Care Coordinating Council, 0.8 miles away.