Program Name: Bay Area Head Start    License/Registration ID: 102964


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Carol L. Smith Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: William Floyd
Site Address: Map
161 Margin Drive, Shirley, NY 11967
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 12, 2004
Current Registration Period: Feb 12, 2024 - Feb 11, 2028 		Phone: (631) 395-4853
Fax: (631) 758-3512
Total Capacity: 116
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 116
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 9/19/2023 10:09:50 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 108
-School-Age: 0

*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: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

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 10, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-001949 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 13, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-116419 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 12, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-114490 Violations Found
Aug 14, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-059110 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 20, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-040917 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-002821 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 27, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-110085 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 20, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-079890 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 16, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-002476 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: Feb 10, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 12, 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, 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
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

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: None