Program Name: Merrick Woods Country Day School    License/Registration ID: 414060


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Alix Chaiken Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: North Merrick
Site Address: Map
1075 Merrick Ave., Merrick, NY 11566
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 25, 2010
Current Registration Period: Jan 25, 2024 - Jan 24, 2028
Phone: (516) 483-7272
Fax: (516) 483-7271
Total Capacity: 139
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 27
-Preschool: 112
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/4/2024 2:03:48 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 6
-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  
Mar 6, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-005362 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-114153 Violations Found
Oct 16, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-101502 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-096441 Violations Found
Jun 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-049109 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 19, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-005204 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 7, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-LIRO-043446 Violations Found
Sep 21, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-044464 Violations Found
Aug 24, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-041490 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 3, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-038835 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 1, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-030748 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 10, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-LIRO-028575 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: Mar 6, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 19, 2024 418-1.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Oct 16, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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 incident, Corrected
Sep 26, 2024 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Corrected
Sep 26, 2024 418-1.14(b)(1) Any teacher, director, or volunteer who has not completed this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed. Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 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
Dec 7, 2023 418-1.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Sep 21, 2023 418-1.8(k)(4) for 3-year-old children: 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