Program Name: Creative Kids of Yorktown    License/Registration ID: 854007


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Donna R. Gardner Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Closed Nov 22, 2024
School District: Lakeland
Site Address: Map
2985 Navajo Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
First Licensed/Registration Date: Mar 9, 2020
Current Registration Period: Mar 9, 2024 - Mar 8, 2028 		Phone: (914) 243-2273
Fax:
Total Capacity: 145
-Infants: 32
-Toddlers: 36
-Preschool: 69
-School-Age: 8
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 4/4/2024 9:53:10 AM
-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.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Westchester Regional Office
Phone: (845) 708-2400
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  
Oct 8, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-099071 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 26, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-YRO-075753 Violations Found
May 28, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-YRO-048920 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 16, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-YRO-011793 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 10, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-YRO-046397 No New Violations
Mar 26, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-YRO-049021 Violations Found
Nov 20, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-YRO-052863 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 16, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-YRO-012250 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: Oct 8, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jul 26, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Mar 26, 2024 413.4(d)(5) A prospective director, employee or volunteer may begin to work or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home after completing the check described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of this section. Corrected
Mar 26, 2024 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Corrected
Mar 26, 2024 418-1.14(c) 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: Corrected
Jun 16, 2023 418-1.11(f)(20) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children 5 years of age or older must be reauthorized at least once every 12 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
*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: Westchester Regional Office
Phone: (845) 708-2400
 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 April, 2020: None