Program Name: Building Blocks Daycare of Elmont Inc.    License/Registration ID: 357414


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Rodney Paul Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Closed: Revoked  <
Nov 16, 2020 <
School District: Elmont
Site Address: Map
1476 Kiefer Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003
First Licensed/Registration Date: Mar 6, 2009
Current Registration Period: Mar 6, 2019 - Mar 5, 2023
Phone: (516) 352-2357
Fax: (516) 775-1324
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: Yes

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.

 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Feb 11, 2020 Complaint 2020-I-LIRO-021180 Violations Found
Feb 7, 2020 Complaint 2020-I-LIRO-021082 Violations Found
Jun 19, 2019 Monitoring 2019-I-LIRO-032667 Violations Found
Additional Inspection History

*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Nov 4, 2020 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 11, 2020 416.7(e) Each group family day care home must provide a sufficient quantity and variety of materials and play equipment appropriate to the ages of the children and their developmental levels and interests, including children with developmental delays or disabilities, which promote the children's cognitive, educational, social, cultural, physical, emotional, language and recreational development. Program Closed
Feb 11, 2020 416.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. Program Closed
Feb 11, 2020 416.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. Program Closed
Feb 11, 2020 416.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Program Closed
Feb 11, 2020 416.15(c)(6) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.4(b)(3) When multiple shifts of care are provided, such drills must be conducted monthly during each shift of care. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Feb 7, 2020 416.6(b) Parents must be informed when the person who is providing transportation changes. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.6(c) Parents must be informed of and agree to a transportation plan. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.6(d) A child must never be left unattended in any motor vehicle or other form of transportation. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.6(j) Parents whose children receive transportation services must receive, at the time of enrollment of their children, a copy of the program's transportation plan. If the plan is amended, parents must receive a copy of the amended plan prior to its start date. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.6(l) The program must openly display daily transportation schedules. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.6(m) Child care programs are prohibited from transporting child care children in a vehicle built to hold more than 10 passengers, including the driver, unless the vehicle: meets the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration definition of a school bus or a multifunction school activity bus; complies with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable to a school bus or multifunction school activity bus; and is inspected per New York State Department of Transportation rules and regulations. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.7(x) Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off while children are sleeping, and during established nap times. This is not to prohibit a program from using electronic visual media for business purposes during sleep or nap time if its use does not interfere with the supervision of children. Corrected
Feb 7, 2020 416.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.11(b)(1) The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.13(f) A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.15(b)(11) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.15(b)(14)(ii) The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious incident, Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program. Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.15(b)(22)(xiv) The program must give the parent, at the time of admission of the child, a written policy statement including but not limited to: transportation policy; and Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Program Closed
Feb 7, 2020 416.15(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 each caregiver, employees and volunteers; Program Closed
Jun 19, 2019 416.11(c)(2)(i) Health care plan must describe how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented Program Closed
Jun 19, 2019 416.14(m) All child day care programs must have at least one caregiver, who holds a valid certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid, on the premise of the child care program during the program's operating hours. Program Closed
Jun 19, 2019 416.15(c)(5) Maintain on file the daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times Program Closed
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560

 Enforcement History
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The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2016: Yes