Program Name: Pride & Joy Childcare of Babylon    License/Registration ID: 810198


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Stephanie S. Spence Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Babylon
Site Address: Map
406 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 2, 2017
Current Registration Period: Nov 2, 2023 - Nov 1, 2027 		Phone: (631) 620-3100
Fax: (631) 620-3111
Total Capacity: 45
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 12
-Preschool: 25
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/23/2024 1:42:07 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 5
-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  
Apr 22, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-032579 Violations Found
Mar 7, 2025 Other 2025-I-LIRO-036476 Violations Found
Feb 11, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-035077 Violations Found
Jan 16, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-010050 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 30, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-096450 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-073538 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 18, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-038751 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 12, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-010232 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 23, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-048791 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 3, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-LIRO-033499 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 25, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-045265 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 24, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-041546 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jul 31, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-038389 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
May 18, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-028990 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 22, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 22, 2025 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: Not Corrected
Mar 7, 2025 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Feb 11, 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
Feb 11, 2025 418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: Corrected
Feb 11, 2025 418-1.11(b)(8) Consumption of, or being under the influence of alcohol by any staff person or volunteer is prohibited during child day care hours. Corrected
Feb 11, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. 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 May, 2020: None