Little Hands Child Care Center
23 North Chestnut Street, New Paltz, NY
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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.
Hours
Programs
| Setting | Family child care homeFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Licensed capacity | 8 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
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).
State record
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
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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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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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23 North Chestnut Street, New Paltz, NY
491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY
New Paltz, NY 12561 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
New Paltz, NY 12561 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
New Paltz, NY 12561 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
New Paltz, NY 12561 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
New Paltz, NY 12561 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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FAQ
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.
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.
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.
8, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Its hours are not listed. Call (845) 384-9296 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (845) 384-9296 to ask.
(845) 384-9296.
New Paltz, NY 12561. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.