Program Name: Tender Garden Foundation, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 459216


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Susan Dwyer Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Levittown
Site Address: Map
3100 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY 11756
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 24, 2011
Current Registration Period: Aug 24, 2021 - Aug 23, 2025
Phone: (516) 731-4322
Fax: (516) 731-4322
Total Capacity: 353
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 19
-Preschool: 334
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/17/2024 1:55:06 PM
-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: 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 8, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-LIRO-028924 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 9, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-005735 Violations Found
Oct 11, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-LIRO-101298 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
Sep 24, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-088863 Violations Found
Aug 19, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-078405 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 6, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-LIRO-050908 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 18, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-005590 Violations Found
Dec 7, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-031543 Violations Found
Nov 30, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-LIRO-053870 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 8, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 9, 2025 418-1.4(b)(4) The program must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Corrected
Sep 24, 2024 418-1.5(ad) Pursuant to New York Public Health Law Section 2500-h, the program must comply with the anaphylaxis policy jointly issued by the Office and the New York State Department of Health and any amendments thereto. The program must notify the parent of any child in care of the anaphylaxis policy when the child is enrolled and annually thereafter. Notification shall include contact information for parents to engage further with the program to learn more about individualized aspects of the anaphylaxis policy. Corrected
Sep 24, 2024 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
Mar 18, 2024 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
Mar 18, 2024 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
Dec 7, 2023 418-1.8(k)(5)(i) for 4-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every eight 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
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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 April, 2020: None