Program Name: Rhythm and Rhyme Child Care Center, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 283483


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Stephanie H. Lorentzen Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Warwick Valley
Site Address: Map
65 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Warwick, NY 10990
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 3, 2007
Current Registration Period: Oct 3, 2023 - Oct 2, 2027 		Phone: (845) 987-7771
Fax: (845) 987-2230
Total Capacity: 95
-Infants: 19
-Toddlers: 30
-Preschool: 46
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/21/2025 8:35:16 AM
-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 is approved to administer medications. This program is located in a school.
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  
Mar 16, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-YRO-025263 Violations Found
Jan 14, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-YRO-003312 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 17, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-118904 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-093581 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 2, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-029792 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-YRO-004287 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 28, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-101375 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 26, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-YRO-106280 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-078563 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 6, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-YRO-004045 Violations Found
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: Mar 16, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 16, 2026 418-1.7(f) Children must be provided with a program of self-initiated, group-initiated and teacher-initiated activities which are intellectually stimulating and foster self-reliance and social responsibility. Not Corrected
Mar 16, 2026 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 16, 2026 418-1.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Not Corrected
Jun 6, 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: 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 April, 2021: Yes