Program Name: Growing Young Minds Daycare LLC    License/Registration ID: 450291


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kimberly Hicks Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Uniondale
Site Address: Map
390 Newport Rd, Uniondale, NY 11553
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 8, 2011
Current Registration Period: Jul 8, 2025 - Jul 7, 2029
Phone: (516) 503-6721
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/31/2023 11:14:13 AM
10 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*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 9, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-004584 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 8, 2026 Monitoring - Enforcement 2026-I-LIRO-017887 Violations Found
Dec 10, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-121508 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 10, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-114097 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 8, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-107522 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 10, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-073262 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 3, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-094781 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 19, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-060184 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 11, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-059396 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 22, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-LIRO-055404 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 16, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-054808 Violations Found
Jun 9, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-LIRO-024901 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 15, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-005666 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 23, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-095875 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 10, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-050994 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: Apr 9, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 8, 2026 416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 413.4(a) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home: Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 413.4(b) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home: Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 413.4(c) In addition to the clearances required pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, the following clearances, for which ongoing criminal history results are not already provided, shall be conducted in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home or family day care home, living or who lived in any state other than New York during the preceding five years: Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 413.4(d)(3) The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.5(x)(1) Ammunition shall be stored in a safe storage depository, as defined in 416.5(x)(3). Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.5(x)(2) Firearms, shotguns and rifles shall be secured unloaded with an appropriate trigger locking device, or stored in a safe storage depository, as defined in 416.5(x)(3). Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.5(x)(5) Child care programs shall give written notice to parents and the Office, on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent, that a firearm, shotgun, rifle or ammunition is on the premises. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.13(b) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.13(c) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.13(d) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.15(a)(9) The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home 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 group family day care home at any one time. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Jul 16, 2025 416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. Corrected
Jun 10, 2024 416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. Corrected
Jun 10, 2024 416.11(i)(2) Caregivers 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
Jun 10, 2024 416.15(c)(6) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; 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 May, 2021: None