Program Name: Learn and Play Islandia    License/Registration ID: 900951


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lindsay Thomas Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Pending Revocation  <
Apr 15, 2025 <
School District: Central Islip
Site Address: Map
1305 E Suffolk Ave, Islandia, NY 11749
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 24, 2023
Current Registration Period: Oct 24, 2023 - Oct 23, 2027
Phone: (631) 439-9902
Fax:
Total Capacity: 128
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 37
-Preschool: 42
-School-Age: 33
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


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 since Oct 24, 2023)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Mar 21, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-028841 Violations Found
Jan 17, 2025 Other 2025-I-LIRO-019448 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Dec 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-112974 Violations Found
Nov 13, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-107724 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 12, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-106925 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 30, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-097399 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jul 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-076293 Violations Found
Jul 16, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-074876 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jun 13, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-051637 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
May 21, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-047967 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Apr 30, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-015374 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 12, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-038069 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 1, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-030761 Violations Found

*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: Apr 17, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Not Corrected
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.8(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 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. Not Corrected
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, 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. Not Corrected
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Not Corrected
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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, Not Corrected
Dec 11, 2024 418-1.15(c)(6) The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; Corrected
Sep 30, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Jul 26, 2024 418-1.11(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
Jul 26, 2024 418-1.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Jul 26, 2024 418-1.15(c)(6) The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; Corrected
Mar 1, 2024 418-1.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Mar 1, 2024 418-1.15(a)(4) The provisions specified on the license are binding and the child day care center must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the child day care center at any one time. 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, 2020: Yes