Program Name: Step Above Day Care    License/Registration ID: 649517


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jennifer M. Cazzola Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Wantagh
Site Address: Map
1929 Beech St, Wantagh, NY 11793
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 3, 2013
Current Registration Period: Oct 3, 2023 - Oct 2, 2027
Phone: (516) 557-2233
Fax: (516) 223-4816
Total Capacity: 51
-Infants: 12
-Toddlers: 19
-Preschool: 20
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/13/2023 10:49:05 AM
-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 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  
Oct 21, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-109728 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-007189 Violations Found
Dec 3, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-110276 Violations Found
Oct 22, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-102665 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 9, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-007142 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: Oct 21, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 24, 2025 418-1.5(a)(1)(i) The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and Corrected
Jun 24, 2025 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; Corrected
Dec 3, 2024 418-1.8(j) When a child care center is in operation, an adequate number of qualified teachers must be on duty to ensure the health and safety of the children in care. Corrected
Dec 3, 2024 418-1.8(k)(5)(i) for 4-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every eight children; Corrected
Dec 3, 2024 418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Dec 3, 2024 418-1.15(c)(12) 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 current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers; 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 April, 2021: None