Program Name: KA Farmingville LLC    License/Registration ID: 810133


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Christina A. Ingolia Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Sachem
Site Address: Map
2270 North Ocean Avenue, Farmingville, NY 11738
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 5, 2018
Current Registration Period: Feb 5, 2024 - Feb 4, 2028
Phone: (631) 438-3530
Fax: (631) 438-3529
Total Capacity: 137
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 46
-Preschool: 61
-School-Age: 14
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/30/2024 10:14:53 AM
-Infants: 1
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 2
-School-Age: 1

*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  
Apr 23, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-034936 Violations Found
Feb 11, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-010046 Violations Found
Oct 29, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-103888 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-080536 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-089023 Violations Found
May 24, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-010228 Violations Found
Feb 21, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-027241 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Feb 8, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-022003 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 9, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-019142 Violations Found
Jan 3, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-016273 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 25, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-045347 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 7, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-043086 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 10, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-040058 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 21, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-LIRO-037295 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 19, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-LIRO-036928 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 23, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher's range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.9(a) The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.9(d) Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident, Not Corrected
Feb 11, 2025 418-1.5(b)(4) Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. Corrected
Sep 17, 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
Sep 17, 2024 418-1.15(a)(4) The provisions specified on the license are binding and the child day care center must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the child day care center at any one time. Corrected
May 24, 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
May 24, 2024 418-1.11(i)(18)(v) When disposable diapers are used, soiled diapers must be disposed of immediately into an outside trash disposal, or placed in a tightly covered plastic-lined trash can inaccessible to children until outdoor disposal is possible. Corrected
May 24, 2024 418-1.15(c)(6) 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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; Corrected
Jan 9, 2024 418-1.4(f)(2) All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. Corrected
Jan 9, 2024 418-1.13(g)(2)(iii) To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either: 9 college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field, with a plan of study leading to a Child Development Associate Credential, other Office-recognized credential specific to the preschool developmental period, or an Associate's degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field; and two years of experience related to caring for children. Corrected
Jan 9, 2024 418-1.13(g)(3) To be qualified as a group teacher for an infant or toddler class, a person must possess either: Corrected
Jan 9, 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
*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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since May, 2020: None