Program Name: Little Sponges Daycare LLC    License/Registration ID: 481043


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Megan E. Artale Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Jericho
Site Address: Map
1000 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 1, 2010
Current Registration Period: Aug 1, 2024 - Jul 31, 2028 		Phone: (516) 385-3003
Fax: (516) 833-5999
Total Capacity: 217
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 44
-Preschool: 99
-School-Age: 58
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  
Apr 1, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-LIRO-030669 Results Pending
Mar 11, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-005890 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 20, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-005751 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 4, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-038629 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 15, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-LIRO-045640 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
Jul 25, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-038300 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 1, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jul 25, 2023 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Jul 25, 2023 418-1.5(z) All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. Corrected
Jul 25, 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
*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 May, 2020: Yes