Program Name: Precious Gem Day Care, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 121836


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Shernice W. Ellis Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Uniondale
Site Address: Map
316 Baldwin Road, Hempstead, NY 11550
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 6, 2002
Current Registration Period: Dec 6, 2022 - Dec 5, 2026 		Phone: (516) 485-1491
Fax: (516) 223-0479
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*:

* 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: 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 27, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-002100 Violations Found
Sep 23, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-103069 Violations Found
Jan 17, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-002981 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 16, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-LIRO-114004 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 1, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-098069 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 3, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-049718 Violations Found
Apr 30, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-044406 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 27, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 27, 2026 416.5(b)(4) Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. Corrected
Sep 23, 2025 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; Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 416.14 Training Corrected
Jun 3, 2024 416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. 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