Program Name: Peace Through Play Nursery School    License/Registration ID: 109411


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Elisa B. Cordero Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: East Ramapo
Site Address: Map
8 Amber Ridge Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 4, 2001
Current Registration Period: Dec 4, 2023 - Dec 3, 2027
Phone: (845) 356-8746
Fax:
Total Capacity: 24
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 24
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 5/16/2025 11:54:52 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 3
-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: Westchester Regional Office
Phone: (845) 708-2400
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  
Jun 25, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-047077 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 11, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-YRO-002887 Violations Found
Oct 10, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-082368 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 24, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-053492 Violations Found
May 10, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-YRO-045651 Violations Found
May 2, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-YRO-044281 Violations Found
Apr 25, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-YRO-002544 Violations Found
Jan 26, 2024 Fire Safety - Renewal 2024-I-YRO-023710 Violations Found
Nov 27, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-YRO-037195 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: Jun 25, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 11, 2025 418-1.5(b)(5) The program must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents. Corrected
Jun 24, 2024 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work. Corrected
May 10, 2024 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. Corrected
May 10, 2024 418-1.8(c) The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities. Corrected
May 2, 2024 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. Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.9(a) The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Apr 25, 2024 418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. Corrected
Apr 25, 2024 418-1.4(h) The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately. Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 418-1.4(c)(1)(ii)(b) heat-sensing type devices or a water sprinkler alarm system in furnace rooms and any other unsupervised spaces within the building which contain fire-hazardous materials; and 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: Westchester Regional Office
Phone: (845) 708-2400

 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 July, 2020: None