Program Name: The Guidance Center of Westchester, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 866888


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Danielle M. Perry Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Closed Mar 4, 2025
School District: Peekskill
Site Address: Map
980 Pemart Ave, Peekskill, NY 10566
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 14, 2020
Current Registration Period: Sep 14, 2020 - Sep 13, 2024 		Phone: (914) 739-0682
Fax: (914) 739-8795
Total Capacity: 100
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 80
-School-Age: 20
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/15/2023 2:09:37 PM
-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. This program is located in a school.

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  
Mar 11, 2024 Monitoring - Enforcement 2024-I-YRO-037978 Violations Found
Feb 28, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-YRO-033061 Violations Found
Feb 9, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-YRO-012270 Violations Found
Sep 15, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-YRO-043303 Violations Found
Jun 9, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-YRO-012800 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: May 30, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 11, 2024 418-1.7(s) Individual clean bed coverings must be available, as needed, for each child requiring a rest period. Corrected
Feb 28, 2024 418-1.5(a)(1)(i) The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and Corrected
Feb 28, 2024 418-1.5(d) Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use. Corrected
Feb 28, 2024 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. Corrected
Feb 9, 2024 418-1.11(i)(12) Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. Corrected
Sep 15, 2023 418-1.4(b)(4) The program must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. 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 May, 2020: None