Program Name: Countryside Montessori School Inc.    License/Registration ID: 595381


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Dana A. Albin Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Great Neck
Site Address: Map
354 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, NY 11020
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 12, 2012
Current Registration Period: Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 11, 2026 		Phone: (516) 466-8422
Fax: (516) 466-8421
Total Capacity: 62
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 21
-Preschool: 41
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 4/20/2026 9:18:50 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 10
-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 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 9, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-005501 Violations Found
Sep 16, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-100035 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 27, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-006652 Violations Found
Dec 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-111360 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 9, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-083579 Violations Found
Aug 28, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-LIRO-081115 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
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 9, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 9, 2026 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
Mar 27, 2025 418-1.8(k)(3)(ii) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: the maximum group size is twelve children. Corrected
Sep 9, 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
Aug 28, 2024 418-1.14(c)(1) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. Corrected
Aug 28, 2024 418-1.14(c)(2) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 418-1.14(d). 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 June, 2021: None