1 / 4The Starting Place
LICENSE51 North 5th Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Day Care Center (DCC) in Columbia County, New York
Day Care Center (DCC) — centre-based care in non-residential premises.
- Ages
- Preschool
- Licensed for
- 56 children
The public record
- License number
- 874108
- License status
- LICENSE
- License type
- Day Care Center (DCC)
- Licensed capacity
- 56 children
- Address
- 51 North 5th Street, Hudson, NY 12534
- County
- Columbia County
- Phone
- +15188283890
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- August 24, 2025
Ages and programs
Reported to 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) by The Starting Place and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.
Licensed to serve
- Preschool
What New York licensed
The state describes The Starting Place’s capacity as “56 Preschoolers”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.
- Preschool places
- 56
- Program opened
- August 24, 2021
- Registration through
- August 23, 2029
- School district
- Hudson
- OCFS region
- Albany Regional Office
Amenities and accessibility
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.
Questions parents ask about The Starting Place
Is The Starting Place a licensed child care provider in New York?
- Yes. The Starting Place holds New York registration 874108, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on August 24, 2025 and current through August 23, 2029. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is The Starting Place?
- New York licenses The Starting Place as a Day Care Center (DCC), which is centre-based care in non-residential premises. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.
What ages does The Starting Place care for?
- New York licenses The Starting Place for 56 preschool places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.
Which school district is The Starting Place in?
- The Starting Place sits in the Hudson school district, in Columbia County. New York records the district on the licence, which matters for school-age care and transport.
Does this page show inspection results for The Starting Place?
- 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 The Starting Place'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 874108. 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