Program Name: Wooden Shoe Nursery School    License/Registration ID: 39792


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Natalie Castano Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Elmont
Site Address: Map
1049 Hunter Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580
First Licensed/Registration Date: May 25, 1990
Current Registration Period: May 24, 2024 - May 23, 2028 		Phone: (516) 285-6672
Fax: (516) 285-7090
Total Capacity: 120
-Infants: 19
-Toddlers: 59
-Preschool: 42
-School-Age: 0
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 is approved to administer medications.
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 3, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-031260 Violations Found
Jan 3, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-017151 Violations Found
Nov 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-088943 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 20, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-001219 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 22, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-016901 Violations Found
Mar 5, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-LIRO-037617 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 28, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-052327 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 6, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-031432 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 3, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 3, 2025 418-1.3(n) Adequate and safe water supply and sewage facilities must be provided and must comply with State and local laws. Hot and cold running water must be available and accessible at all times. Corrected
Apr 3, 2025 418-1.11(i)(1) Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, 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
Apr 3, 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
Apr 3, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(iv) 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 condition, Corrected
Jan 3, 2025 418-1.10(e) In meeting his or her responsibilities pursuant to section 418-1.10, the director or licensee of the child day care center may, consistent with any appropriate collective bargaining agreements or applicable provisions of law, take one or more of the following actions with regard to staff of the center relevant to a report of child abuse or maltreatment involving a child while in attendance at the center: Corrected
Apr 22, 2024 418-1.11(c)(1) The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: 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, 2020: None