Program Name: TLC AT BROOKSIDE, INC.    License/Registration ID: 752494


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Francina C. Cerrone Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: North Merrick
Site Address: Map
1260 Meadowbrook Road, Merrick, NY 11566
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 11, 2015
Current Registration Period: Dec 11, 2021 - Dec 10, 2025
Phone: (516) 442-4910
Fax:
Total Capacity: 208
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 36
-Preschool: 111
-School-Age: 45
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/23/2023 12:57:03 PM
-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 is approved to administer medications. This program is located in a school.
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 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-008783 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-106991 Violations Found
Sep 19, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-LIRO-095250 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 5, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-075937 Violations Found
May 2, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-008866 Violations Found
Apr 17, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-042634 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Apr 15, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-041487 Violations Found
Nov 9, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-050465 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 17, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-LIRO-008931 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: Apr 4, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 4, 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
Aug 5, 2024 418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. Corrected
May 2, 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
Apr 15, 2024 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; Corrected
Apr 15, 2024 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
Apr 15, 2024 418-1.8(k)(5)(i) for 4-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every eight children; Corrected
Apr 15, 2024 418-1.8(k)(6)(i) for 5-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every nine children; Corrected
Apr 15, 2024 418-1.8(n) The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program. Corrected
Apr 15, 2024 418-1.11(i)(12) Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. Corrected
Apr 15, 2024 418-1.13(b)(3) 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: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; 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 April, 2020: Yes