Program Name: Allstar Children's Center, LLC    License/Registration ID: 875443


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Eugenia J. Panagiotidis Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: East Meadow
Site Address: Map
200 Merrick Ave, 2nd Floor, East Meadow, NY 11554
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 1, 2021
Current Registration Period: Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2025
Phone: (516) 394-8344
Fax:
Total Capacity: 144
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 94
-School-Age: 18
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/5/2023 2:18:28 PM
-Infants: 2
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 2

*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 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  
Oct 30, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-104303 Violations Found
Sep 6, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-084131 Violations Found
Jun 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-049464 Violations Found
May 17, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-047493 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
May 10, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-046392 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 25, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-LIRO-039564 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 18, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-038674 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 7, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-036663 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 7, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-012819 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 23, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-019307 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Dec 6, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-053478 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 14, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-050905 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 24, 2023 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2023-I-LIRO-048378 Violations Found
Sep 27, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-045745 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 14, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-042729 Violations Found
Sep 11, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-043580 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 24, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-LIRO-041871 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 16, 2023 Technical Assistance 2023-I-LIRO-040416 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 2, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-038851 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jul 26, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-LIRO-038424 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 15, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-031413 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 15, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-LIRO-013436 Violations Found
May 19, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-029345 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 16, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-028933 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 16, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-028338 Violations Found
May 11, 2023 Fire Safety - TA 2023-I-LIRO-028584 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 5, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-027546 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Apr 26, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-026029 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
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 30, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 30, 2024 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
Oct 30, 2024 418-1.11(i)(18)(v) When disposable diapers are used, soiled diapers must be disposed of immediately into an outside trash disposal, or placed in a tightly covered plastic-lined trash can inaccessible to children until outdoor disposal is possible. Corrected
Oct 30, 2024 418-1.12(aj) Children may not be placed in the crib with a bottle, food or drink. Corrected
Sep 6, 2024 418-1.12(ak) Current menus for each week must be posted in a place readily accessible to parents and the Office. Corrected
Jun 11, 2024 418-1.7(z) Infants must not be exposed to television and other electronic visual medias. Corrected
Jun 11, 2024 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
Oct 24, 2023 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
Oct 24, 2023 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; Corrected
Oct 24, 2023 418-1.8(m) There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval. Corrected
Oct 24, 2023 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. Corrected
Oct 24, 2023 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
Oct 24, 2023 418-1.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Corrected
Oct 24, 2023 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
Sep 14, 2023 413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for 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. Corrected
Sep 14, 2023 418-1.11(i)(2) Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, 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. Corrected
Sep 14, 2023 418-1.13(f) In child day care centers where the licensed capacity is 45 or more children, the administrative/fiscal management functions and supervision functions may not be performed by a group teacher or assistant teacher. Corrected
Sep 14, 2023 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
Sep 14, 2023 418-1.15(b)(26) Each child day care center must be staffed to perform administrative/fiscal management functions and, during all hours of operation, program supervision functions, including developing, directing and supervising daily activity programs for children. These functions may be performed by one individual or may be shared in any combination between two or more individuals. Corrected
Jun 15, 2023 418-1.8(l)(7) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups. Corrected
May 16, 2023 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
May 16, 2023 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
*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 April, 2020: Yes