Program Name: T.L.C. Day Care LLC    License/Registration ID: 44454


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jon A. Lizak Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: North Merrick
Site Address: Map
1731 Merrick Ave., Merrick, NY 11566
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 3, 2000
Current Registration Period: Jan 3, 2024 - Jan 2, 2028
Phone: (516) 378-3890
Fax: (516) 378-4402
Total Capacity: 75
-Infants: 17
-Toddlers: 12
-Preschool: 46
-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  
Feb 14, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-002327 Violations Found
Dec 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-111277 Violations Found
Aug 5, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-075936 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 2, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-001947 Violations Found
Dec 28, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-LIRO-040928 Violations Found
Sep 21, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-044973 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 11, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-LIRO-001409 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: Feb 14, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 14, 2025 418-1.11(f) Administration of Medication. Corrected
Feb 14, 2025 418-1.11(f)(16) Prescription medication labels must include the following information or be available through the licensed authorized prescriber on the form provided by the Office or equivalent form: Corrected
Feb 14, 2025 418-1.11(h)(5)(i) A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; Corrected
Dec 4, 2024 418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. Corrected
Dec 4, 2024 418-1.8(g) Whenever the child day care center is in operation and the director is away from the premises, there must be a staff person designated to act on behalf of the director, who is knowledgeable about the programs operation and policies. Corrected
Dec 4, 2024 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work. Corrected
Dec 4, 2024 418-1.15(b)(11)(i) In hiring a director subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must notify the Office immediately in writing when there is any proposed change in director; Corrected
May 2, 2024 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; Corrected
Dec 28, 2023 418-1.14(c)(1) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. Corrected
May 11, 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
*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