LifeWorks Community Action, INC

116 Railroad Avenue, Mechanicville, NY 12118License
F

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

26 inspections on record

Active providers

License status: License

Last refreshed

April 3, 2026

Latest inspection

January 5, 2026

Provenance

New York licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring

Quick Facts

These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.

Updated April 3, 2026

Provider
LifeWorks Community Action, INC
License number
707616
Location
116 Railroad Avenue, Mechanicville, NY 12118
Status
License
Safety grade
F (Poor), score 36.3/100
Inspection record
26 inspections, last inspected January 5, 2026
Provenance
Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 3, 2026.

Safety Scorecard

F
Poor36.3 / 100
Health25/100
Safety0/100
Staffing100/100
Compliance25/100

40

Total Violations

Jan 5, 2026

Last Inspection

18

Capacity

Violation Timeline

Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.

All Violations (40)

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(f)Jan 5, 2026

Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(f)Jan 5, 2026

Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(f)Jan 5, 2026

Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(f)Jan 5, 2026

Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(f)Jan 5, 2026

Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE418-1.3(d)Nov 3, 2025

A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.8(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH418-1.9(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.15(b)(14)(ii)Nov 3, 2025

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,

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE418-1.3(d)Nov 3, 2025

A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE418-1.3(d)Nov 3, 2025

A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.8(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH418-1.9(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.15(b)(14)(ii)Nov 3, 2025

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,

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE418-1.3(d)Nov 3, 2025

A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.8(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH418-1.9(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.15(b)(14)(ii)Nov 3, 2025

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,

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.8(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH418-1.9(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.15(b)(14)(ii)Nov 3, 2025

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,

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE418-1.3(d)Nov 3, 2025

A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.8(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH418-1.9(a)Nov 3, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.15(b)(14)(ii)Nov 3, 2025

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,

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(f)Jan 23, 2025

Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(f)Jan 23, 2025

Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(f)Jan 23, 2025

Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(f)Jan 23, 2025

Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(f)Jan 23, 2025

Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, drainage ditches, wells, ponds, or other bodies of open water, holes, wood and coal burning stoves, fireplaces, pellet stoves, permanently installed gas space heaters, or any other unsafe area.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(v)Apr 18, 2023

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(b)(1)Apr 18, 2023

Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(v)Apr 18, 2023

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(b)(1)Apr 18, 2023

Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(b)(1)Apr 18, 2023

Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(v)Apr 18, 2023

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(v)Apr 18, 2023

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(b)(1)Apr 18, 2023

Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.5(v)Apr 18, 2023

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY418-1.4(b)(1)Apr 18, 2023

Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

Resolution: Corrected

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is LifeWorks Community Action, INC's safety grade?

LifeWorks Community Action, INC has a safety grade of F (Poor) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 36.3 out of 100.

How many violations does LifeWorks Community Action, INC have?

LifeWorks Community Action, INC has 40 total violations on record, including 0 critical, 40 serious, and 0 minor.

When was LifeWorks Community Action, INC last inspected?

LifeWorks Community Action, INC was last inspected on January 5, 2026.

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