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Shining Stars Daycare

New Paltz, NY 12561 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
licensed capacity
8
a week, county median
$230
year first licensed
1999

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About Shining Stars Daycare

Shining Stars Daycare is a home daycare in New Paltz, New York. It is registered with the state (since September 14, 1999), for up to 8 children.

As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 15 visits in the last 3 years and cited 11 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Home daycare
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Licensed capacity
8 children

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Programs

Programs and care

SettingFamily child care homeFrom the state license
Licensed capacity8 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Shining Stars Daycare has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Ulster County has a median price of $230 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Ulster County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$285
Home daycare$230

Toddler

Center$275
Home daycare$211

Preschool

Center$254
Home daycare$200

School age

Center$225
Home daycare$200

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 Shining Stars Daycare

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered Family Day Care
Capacity
8 children
First licensed
1999
License number
#31851
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Summary

15 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 17, 2026: 2 rules cited

Rules cited on 5 of 15 visits · 11 rules in all

  • Supervision and ratios 4
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Discipline and child guidance 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Safe sleep 1
  • Building, equipment and play areas 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 17, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Discipline and child guidance

      417.7(v) Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity.

      Corrected during the visit

  2. Sep 11, 2026Inspection5 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. (not corrected)

    • Health, medication and illness

      417.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. (not corrected)

    • Supervision and ratios

      417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safe sleep

      417.7(j) Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface. (not corrected)

    • Supervision and ratios

      417.7(i) Except while sleeping, awaking or going to sleep, an infant must not be left in a crib, playpen or other confined space for more than 30 minutes at any one time. Other than at meals or snack time, a child must not be left in a high chair for longer than 15 minutes. (not corrected)

  3. Sep 11, 2026Complaint investigation5 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. (not corrected)

    • Health, medication and illness

      417.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. (not corrected)

    • Supervision and ratios

      417.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 417.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safe sleep

      417.7(j) Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface. (not corrected)

    • Supervision and ratios

      417.7(i) Except while sleeping, awaking or going to sleep, an infant must not be left in a crib, playpen or other confined space for more than 30 minutes at any one time. Other than at meals or snack time, a child must not be left in a high chair for longer than 15 minutes. (not corrected)

  4. Sep 4, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Apr 15, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Jan 15, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Dec 4, 2025Inspection3 rules cited
    • Other rules

      417.15(b)(10)(ii) A family day care home must cooperate with inspectors and other representatives of the Office in regard to any inspections or investigations that are conducted by the Office or its representatives.

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      417.5(n)(5) There must be a cushioned surface under all outside play equipment that present a fall hazard. Surfacing may not include concrete, asphalt, grass or hard compacted dirt.

    • Safety and hazards

      417.4(h)(4) All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.

  8. Sep 25, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      417.5(f)(1) Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.

  9. Jun 9, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  10. Mar 3, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Show 5 earlier visits
  1. Dec 12, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Sep 5, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  3. May 28, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Feb 27, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Nov 20, 2023InspectionNo rules cited

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 Shining Stars Daycare

Is Shining Stars Daycare licensed?

Yes. Shining Stars Daycare is registered with the state and operating, first licensed September 14, 1999. This is how New York authorizes this type of child care.

When was Shining Stars Daycare last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 17, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 15 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Shining Stars Daycare had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 11 rules across 5 of 15 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 Shining Stars Daycare care for?

8, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Shining Stars Daycare's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (845) 384-9296 to confirm.

How much does Shining Stars Daycare cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (845) 384-9296 to ask.

What is Shining Stars Daycare's phone number?

(845) 384-9296.

Where is Shining Stars Daycare?

New Paltz, NY 12561. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

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