Program Name: The Chai Center    License/Registration ID: 665569


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Paulyne Weiss Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Half Hollow Hills
Site Address: Map
501 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, NY 11746
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jun 24, 2014
Current Registration Period: Jun 24, 2024 - Jun 23, 2028 		Phone: (631) 351-8672
Fax: (631) 351-8687
Total Capacity: 63
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 10
-Preschool: 53
-School-Age: 0
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  
Feb 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-007390 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 14, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-108181 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 30, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-023430 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 21, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-007354 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 10, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-046736 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 19, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-LIRO-037156 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 23, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-LIRO-007297 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: Feb 25, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Violations in the past 24 months and any uncorrected violations open longer than 24 months: None
 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, 2020: None