Program Name: Rye YMCA    License/Registration ID: 874157


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kathleen Lynam Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Pending Revocation  <
May 1, 2026 <
School District: Rye
Site Address: Map
21 Locust Ave, Rye, NY 10580
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 15, 2021
Current Registration Period: Jul 15, 2025 - Jul 14, 2029
Phone: (914) 967-6363
Fax: (914) 967-6398
Total Capacity: 102
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 48
-School-Age: 30
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 1/16/2024 8:45:54 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 10

*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: Yes
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: 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  
Apr 27, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-YRO-045888 Violations Found
Apr 27, 2026 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2026-I-YRO-045641 No New Violations
Apr 24, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-YRO-041901 Violations Found
Apr 21, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-YRO-031245 Violations Found
Apr 16, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-YRO-030423 Violations Found
Apr 6, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-YRO-028431 Violations Found
Apr 2, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-YRO-027821 Violations Found
Feb 18, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-YRO-010682 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 14, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-099640 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 16, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-051503 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 17, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-YRO-026232 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 22, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-031386 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 28, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-YRO-022602 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-YRO-012238 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 9, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-104774 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 20, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-084754 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 10, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-YRO-050722 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 27, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 27, 2026 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
Apr 27, 2026 418-1.8(f) An additional group teacher or an assistant teacher is required when the number of children in the group dictate that a second teacher be present to meet the teacher/child ratio. Not Corrected
Apr 27, 2026 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. Not Corrected
Apr 27, 2026 418-1.11(i)(3) Staff must assist children in keeping clean and comfortable, and in learning appropriate personal hygiene practices. Not Corrected
Apr 27, 2026 418-1.15(b)(9)(v) Electronic monitoring devices or surveillance cameras are permitted to transmit images of children in common rooms, hallways and play areas only. Bathrooms and changing areas must remain private and free of all video surveillance equipment. Not Corrected
Apr 24, 2026 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
Apr 24, 2026 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
Apr 24, 2026 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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 incident, Not Corrected
Apr 21, 2026 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
Apr 21, 2026 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. Not Corrected
Apr 16, 2026 418-1.11(i)(1) Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors. Not Corrected
Apr 16, 2026 418-1.11(i)(18)(ii) For diapered children, staff and volunteers must ensure that adequate steps are taken to clean the child after each change of diaper. Not Corrected
Apr 6, 2026 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Not Corrected
Apr 6, 2026 418-1.13(a)(2) Staff and volunteers must be in good physical and mental health and have the energy and emotional stability necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of their positions. Not Corrected
Apr 6, 2026 418-1.15(b)(14) 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: Not Corrected
Apr 2, 2026 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
Apr 2, 2026 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. Not Corrected
Apr 2, 2026 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Not 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
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Enforcement Actions since May, 2021: Yes