Program Name: Little Playhouse    License/Registration ID: 833131


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Janice L. Nacht Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Half Hollow Hills
Site Address: Map
99 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 21, 2018
Current Registration Period: Nov 21, 2024 - Nov 20, 2028
Phone: (631) 806-1477
Fax: (631) 824-9331
Total Capacity: 123
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 36
-Preschool: 71
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/13/2024 10:11:47 AM
-Infants: 1
-Toddlers: 8
-Preschool: 14
-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  
Apr 8, 2025 Fire Safety - TA 2025-I-LIRO-033272 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 28, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-010724 Violations Found
Jan 22, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-LIRO-019985 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 29, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-067789 Violations Found
Jul 22, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-048283 Violations Found
Apr 10, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-LIRO-041618 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 23, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-010997 Violations Found
Jul 14, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-036355 Violations Found
May 18, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-028982 Violations Found
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 8, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 28, 2025 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
Oct 29, 2024 418-1.11(h)(5)(i) A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; Corrected
Jul 22, 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
Jan 23, 2024 418-1.5(aa) The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow. Corrected
Jan 23, 2024 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
Jul 14, 2023 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
Jul 14, 2023 418-1.15(b)(21)(iii) A child day care center must give the parent, at the time of admission of a child, a written policy statement including, but not limited to: the policies of the child day care center regarding admission and disenrollment policies; Corrected
May 18, 2023 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
May 18, 2023 418-1.8(k)(5)(i) for 4-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every eight children; 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 May, 2020: None