Program Name: Peas -N- Karrots    License/Registration ID: 524407


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Paul L. Avecillas Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Ossining
Site Address: Map
16 Elizabeth Street, Ossining, NY 10562
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 22, 2011
Current Registration Period: Aug 22, 2021 - Aug 21, 2025
Phone: (914) 941-0312
Fax: (914) 941-3514
Total Capacity: 172
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 142
-School-Age: 30
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 5/9/2024 12:36:16 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 99
-School-Age: 15

*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 facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Westchester Regional Office
Phone: (845) 708-2400
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 3, 2026 Fire Safety - Other 2026-I-YRO-021183 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 16, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-082561 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 23, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-YRO-032201 Violations Found
Mar 26, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-YRO-006161 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-106506 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 6, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-YRO-084035 Violations Found
Aug 15, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-078619 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 9, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-YRO-045680 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 3, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 23, 2025 418-1.7(o) Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the program where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 418-1.8 of this Subpart. Not Corrected
Jun 23, 2025 418-1.15(c)(28) 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: a copy of a certificate of insurance from an insurance company showing the intent to provide general liability insurance to the child day care center upon licensure and a copy of the insurance policy issued after licensure; Corrected
Sep 6, 2024 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
Sep 6, 2024 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
Sep 6, 2024 418-1.11(e)(2) Staff who will be responsible for administering medications must receive training in the methods of administering medications prior to administering any medications in a child day care setting. Upon completion of the training, the staff must receive a written certificate from the trainer that indicates that the trainee has successfully completed this training, as required, and demonstrated competency in the administration of medications in a day care setting. Corrected
Sep 6, 2024 418-1.11(f)(5)(i) Staff may not administer medications by injection, vaginally or rectally except as follows: where the staff has been certified to administer medications in a day care setting and the parent and the child's health care provider have indicated such treatment is appropriate and received instruction on the administration of the medication; or Corrected
May 9, 2024 418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: Corrected
May 9, 2024 418-1.13(b) Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: 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: Westchester Regional Office
Phone: (845) 708-2400

 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, 2021: None