Big Smile Day Care
430 WARING RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14609Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 27% violation rate across 11 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected December 2025) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes New York's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. New York caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:8. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 16
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:5 12 Preschool 1:8 21
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Dec 9, 20251 Finding1 Important
- The Program Must Maintain on File at the Group Family Day Care Home416.15(c)(13)
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of e
Aug 7, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Cribs, Bassinets and Other Sleeping Areas for Infants Through 12 Months of Age Must Include an Appropriately Sized…416.7(n)
Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads,
✓ Corrected at visit
- The Resting/napping Places Must: Be Where Children Will Not Be Stepped On;416.7(o)(4)
✓ Corrected at visit
- When Care Is Provided for Children Under the Age of Two Years416.8(j)(3)
When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in
✓ Corrected at visit
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