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Whispering Pines Preschool

40 Henrietta Blvd., Amsterdam, NY 120102.8· 5 reviews
licensed capacity
315
a week, county median
$247
year first licensed
2008

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About Whispering Pines Preschool

Whispering Pines Preschool is a licensed child care center in Amsterdam, New York. The state has licensed it since August 27, 2008, for up to 315 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 35 visits in the last 3 years and cited 31 rules across 9 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-age

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
315 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
Licensed capacity315 childrenFrom the state license
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Cost

Tuition and costs

Whispering Pines Preschool has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Montgomery County has a median price of $247 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Montgomery County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$247
Home daycare$190

Toddler

Center$230
Home daycare$180

Preschool

Center$200
Home daycare$175

School age

Center$194
Home daycare$175

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 Whispering Pines Preschool

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Day Care Center
Capacity
315 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
First licensed
2008
License number
#365313
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Summary

35 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 24, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 9 of 35 visits · 31 rules in all

  • Discipline and child guidance 18
  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Health, medication and illness 2
  • Supervision and ratios 2
  • Staff training and qualifications 2
  • Food and nutrition 2

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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See all 36 visits
  1. Aug 24, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jul 17, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  3. May 20, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard.

  4. May 12, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  5. May 4, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  6. May 4, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  7. Mar 6, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  8. Mar 6, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  9. Feb 6, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  10. Nov 21, 2025VisitNo rules cited
Show 26 earlier visits
  1. Oct 24, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  2. Aug 11, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  3. Aug 11, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jul 28, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  5. Jul 22, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  6. May 22, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.12(an) Staff must take steps to prevent a child's exposure to the foods to which the child is allergic.

  7. May 16, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  8. Mar 31, 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.

  9. Mar 26, 2025Complaint investigation9 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(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,

    • 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(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.

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

    • 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(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement.

    • Discipline and child guidance

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

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.9(a) The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors.

  10. Jan 8, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  11. May 20, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  12. May 20, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  13. May 2, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  14. Feb 29, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  15. Feb 5, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  16. Feb 2, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  17. Jan 22, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  18. Jan 19, 2024Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.

    • 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.

  19. Jan 16, 2024Complaint investigation5 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(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,

    • 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(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement.

    • Discipline and child guidance

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

    • Supervision and ratios

      418-1.8(l)(8) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, children under three years of age may not participate in mixed age groups except for limited periods of time at the beginning and end of the child day care center's daily operation.

  20. Dec 19, 2023Complaint investigation5 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      418-1.12(al) Food service and storage, including refrigeration of milk and other perishable foods or formula, must comply with the requirements of Part 14 of the State Sanitary code.

    • Food and nutrition

      418-1.12(z) All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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

  21. Dec 15, 2023Complaint investigation6 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(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,

    • 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(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.

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

    • 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.

  22. Dec 14, 2023VisitNo rules cited
  23. Dec 11, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
  24. Nov 21, 2023Visit1 rule cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

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

  25. Nov 10, 2023VisitNo rules cited
  26. Oct 20, 2023VisitNo 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 Whispering Pines Preschool

Is Whispering Pines Preschool licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed August 27, 2008.

When was Whispering Pines Preschool last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 24, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 35 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Whispering Pines Preschool had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 31 rules across 9 of 35 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 Whispering Pines Preschool care for?

315, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

What are Whispering Pines Preschool's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (518) 843-3003 to confirm.

How much does Whispering Pines Preschool cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (518) 843-3003 to ask.

What is Whispering Pines Preschool's phone number?

(518) 843-3003.

Where is Whispering Pines Preschool?

40 Henrietta Blvd., Amsterdam, NY 12010. The nearest other daycare we list is Healthy Kids Extended Day Program, 0.8 miles away.

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