Program Name: The Jewish Heritage Center of Queens and Long Island    License/Registration ID: 839053


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Tobi Portnoy Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: East Meadow
Site Address: Map
1430 Prospect Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 26, 2019
Current Registration Period: Aug 26, 2025 - Aug 25, 2029 		Phone: (718) 575-3100
Fax:
Total Capacity: 35
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 9
-Preschool: 26
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/25/2025 1:54:38 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 5
-Preschool: 12
-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  
Mar 23, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-LIRO-025581 Violations Found
Aug 22, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-LIRO-033151 Violations Found
Feb 14, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-010902 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 9, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-100070 Violations Found
Sep 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-085429 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: Mar 23, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 23, 2026 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
Mar 23, 2026 418-1.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Mar 23, 2026 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
Aug 22, 2025 413.3(g)(3)(i) The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. Corrected
Oct 9, 2024 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work. Corrected
Oct 9, 2024 418-1.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review, Corrected
Oct 9, 2024 418-1.15(c)(12) 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: a current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers; 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 June, 2021: None