| Date |
Regulation |
Description |
Compliance Status as of last inspection |
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Dec 30, 2025 |
418-1.8(l)(11) |
Day care centers that have been approved to operate a school-age children component in their day care center may only mix school age children with pre-school children at the very beginning of the day and the very end of the day. School age children may never be mixed with pre-school children for the entire period of time they are in care at the center. |
Corrected |
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Dec 30, 2025 |
418-1.12(z) |
All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. |
Corrected |
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Dec 30, 2025 |
418-1.15(a)(4) |
The provisions specified on the license are binding and the child day care center must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the child day care center at any one time. |
Corrected |
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Dec 30, 2025 |
418-1.15(c)(6) |
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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; |
Corrected |
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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 |
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Sep 9, 2025 |
413.4(d)(3) |
The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used. |
Corrected |
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Sep 9, 2025 |
418-1.5(r) |
An operable flashlight or battery powered lantern must be kept in each classroom. Such equipment must be properly maintained for use in the event of a power failure. |
Corrected |
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Sep 9, 2025 |
418-1.5(z) |
All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
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Sep 9, 2025 |
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 |
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Sep 9, 2025 |
418-1.15(a)(1)(ii) |
Each child day care center must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. |
Corrected |
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Sep 9, 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 |
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Sep 9, 2025 |
418-1.15(c)(6) |
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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; |
Corrected |
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Sep 5, 2025 |
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 |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.3(h) |
Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.5(v) |
All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.5(z) |
All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.7(o) |
Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the program where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 418-1.8 of this Subpart. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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 |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.12(w) |
The program must obtain a written statement from the parent of each infant in care setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.13(b)(2) |
Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child care center staff member; |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.13(g) |
Minimum education and experience qualifications: |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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 |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.14(c)(1) |
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: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. |
Corrected |
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Jun 12, 2025 |
418-1.15(a)(1)(ii) |
Each child day care center must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. |
Corrected |
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May 6, 2025 |
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 |
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May 6, 2025 |
418-1.10(c) |
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: |
Corrected |
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May 6, 2025 |
418-1.11(i)(9) |
The premises must be kept free of vermin. |
Corrected |
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May 6, 2025 |
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, |
Corrected |
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Apr 1, 2025 |
418-1.5(ab)(2) |
A safety strap must be fastened around children who are seated in high chairs. |
Corrected |
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Sep 30, 2024 |
418-1.3(a)(2) |
Whenever change(s), addition(s) or expansion(s) are proposed which will affect, or reasonably may be expected to affect, those portions of the building designated for the care of children or for their egress in case of an emergency, the licensee must receive written approval from the Office prior to initiating such change(s), addition(s), or expansion(s). |
Corrected |
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Sep 30, 2024 |
418-1.3(o)(1) |
Any part of any building used as a day care center shall meet the requirements applicable under the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes as appropriate to the ages of the children in care. |
Corrected |
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Sep 30, 2024 |
418-1.4(h) |
The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately. |
Corrected |
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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 |
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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 |
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Jun 13, 2024 |
418-1.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
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Jun 13, 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 |
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Jun 13, 2024 |
418-1.9(a) |
The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. |
Corrected |
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Jun 13, 2024 |
418-1.12(z) |
All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. |
Corrected |
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Jun 13, 2024 |
418-1.12(aj) |
Children may not be placed in the crib with a bottle, food or drink. |
Corrected |
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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 |
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Jun 13, 2024 |
418-1.15(c)(6) |
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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; |
Corrected |
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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.
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| For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact |
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560
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