Program Name: The Little Creative Minds at Work Group Daycare, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 462027


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Arlene D. Phipps Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Queens 27
Site Address: Map
643 Beach 66th Street, 1st Floor, Arverne, NY 11692
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 22, 2010
Current Registration Period: Sep 22, 2024 - Sep 21, 2028 		Phone: (718) 474-1147
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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 9/7/2022 10:38:29 AM 		13 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: Yes
 Removed from referral list: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (718) 553-3981
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  
Jul 29, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-055190 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 5, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-044553 Violations Found
Mar 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-005765 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-113294 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-085499 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 6, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-NYCDOH-046095 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 7, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-005623 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: Jul 29, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 5, 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
Jun 5, 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
Jun 5, 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
*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: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (718) 553-3981
 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 August, 2020: None