Program Name: Kids Cottage LI Inc.    License/Registration ID: 655472


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lori L. Arias Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Closed: Revoked  <
Feb 5, 2026 <
School District: William Floyd
Site Address: Map
37 Arpage Dr. East, Shirley, NY 11967
First Licensed/Registration Date: May 22, 2014
Current Registration Period: May 22, 2024 - May 21, 2028
Phone: (631) 657-6977
Fax:
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)
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 12/10/2025 12:19:26 PM
3 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


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  
Jan 22, 2026 Other 2026-I-LIRO-019255 Violations Found
Jan 15, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-LIRO-018530 Violations Found
Dec 16, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-121638 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 15, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-121637 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-120907 Violations Found
Dec 8, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-119239 Violations Found
Sep 12, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-100259 Violations Found
Aug 6, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-056962 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 5, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-037526 Violations Found
Jan 13, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-007265 Violations Found
Sep 23, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-096515 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-075011 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 4, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-049941 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Apr 19, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-016667 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 19, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-007223 No violations cited for this Inspection
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: Jan 22, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 22, 2026 416.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Part, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, hot spices, irritants or the like. Program Closed
Jan 22, 2026 416.15(a)(1)(ii) Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. Program Closed
Jan 22, 2026 416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Program Closed
Jan 15, 2026 416.15(c) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: Program Closed
Dec 12, 2025 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
Dec 12, 2025 416.10(b) In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, caregivers must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment or cause such a report to be made when the caregiver has reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as caregiver in a group family day care is an abused or maltreated child. Such report must be followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Program Closed
Dec 12, 2025 416.12(y) Infants six months of age or younger must be held while being bottle-fed. Infants over six months of age must be held while being bottle-fed until the infant consistently demonstrates the capability of holding the bottle and ingesting an adequate portion of the contents thereof. Program Closed
Dec 12, 2025 416.12(z) The propping of bottles is prohibited. Program Closed
Dec 12, 2025 416.13(a)(3) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; Program Closed
Dec 8, 2025 416.9(a) The group family day care licensee must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the Office. This plan must include how the program will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems, and encourage acceptable behaviors. Program Closed
Dec 8, 2025 416.13(a)(3) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; Program Closed
Dec 8, 2025 416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Program Closed
Sep 12, 2025 416.5(j) All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and 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. Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 416.7(v) Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity. Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 416.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 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; Corrected
May 5, 2025 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, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. Corrected
May 5, 2025 416.8(j)(2) Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care. Corrected
May 5, 2025 416.8(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 attendance. Corrected
Jan 13, 2025 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. Corrected
Jan 13, 2025 416.11(a)(3) The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. Corrected
Jan 13, 2025 416.12(n) The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.14(c) Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.14(c)(1) The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. Corrected
*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, 2021: Yes