Program Name: Miss Tara's Little Rascals, LLC    License/Registration ID: 163488


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Tara J. Greene Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Amityville
Site Address: Map
5770 Merrick Road, Massapequa, NY 11758
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 15, 2003
Current Registration Period: Jul 15, 2023 - Jul 14, 2027 		Phone: (516) 797-9390
Fax: (516) 797-7150
Total Capacity: 59
-Infants: 11
-Toddlers: 17
-Preschool: 31
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/10/2025 12:31:24 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-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  
Apr 29, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-002363 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 18, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-116358 Violations Found
Apr 15, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-003268 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 21, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-102255 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 28, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-053819 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: Apr 29, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 18, 2025 418-1.11(i)(2) Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors. 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 June, 2021: None