Next Best Thing
REGISTRATION220 Duanesberg Road, Schenectady, NY 12306
Family Day Care (FDC) in Schenectady County, New York
Family Day Care (FDC) — care in a provider's home for a small group of children.
- Licensed for
- 8 children
The public record
- License number
- 236895
- License status
- REGISTRATION
- License type
- Family Day Care (FDC)
- Licensed capacity
- 8 children
- Address
- 220 Duanesberg Road, Schenectady, NY 12306
- County
- Schenectady County
- Phone
- +15182482008
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- July 21, 2023
What New York licensed
The state describes Next Best Thing’s capacity as “6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.
- Ages licensed
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Program opened
- July 21, 2005
- Registration through
- July 20, 2027
- School district
- Schalmont
- OCFS region
- Albany Regional Office
Questions parents ask about Next Best Thing
Is Next Best Thing a licensed child care provider in New York?
- Yes. Next Best Thing holds New York registration 236895, listed as "REGISTRATION" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on July 21, 2023 and current through July 20, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is Next Best Thing?
- New York licenses Next Best Thing as a Family Day Care (FDC), which is care in a provider's home for a small group of children. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.
What ages does Next Best Thing care for?
- New York licenses Next Best Thing for children 6 weeks to 12 years, up to 8 at one time. The age span is the state's, taken from its published capacity record.
Which school district is Next Best Thing in?
- Next Best Thing sits in the Schalmont school district, in Schenectady County. New York records the district on the licence, which matters for school-age care and transport.
Does this page show inspection results for Next Best Thing?
- No. New York's public child care roster carries no violation or inspection fields, and no separate statewide dataset of them was found, so nothing here reflects Next Best Thing's inspection history either way. Look the provider up in the OCFS child care search to read its violations and whether they were corrected.
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About this record
This page republishes the public license record maintained by the Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here). Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.
Where this comes from
- Primary. New York Office of Children and Family Services child care roster cb42-qumz, facility 236895. It carries no violation or inspection fields.
- Context. Our explainer on how New York daycare licensing and inspections work, and on New York child care assistance.
Licensing facts on this page were last checked against the state record on . We republish the public licensing record and label absent fields plainly rather than leaving them blank. Where our data comes from · Report an error