Program Name: The Learning Experience    License/Registration ID: 888178


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Alissa N. Dolce Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Middle Country
Site Address: Map
10 Holbrook Road, Centereach, NY 11720
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 21, 2022
Current Registration Period: Oct 21, 2022 - Oct 20, 2026
Phone: (631) 468-8676
Fax: (631) 651-8324
Total Capacity: 151
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 36
-Preschool: 85
-School-Age: 14
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 1/23/2025 2:08:08 PM
-Infants: 5
-Toddlers: 14
-Preschool: 44
-School-Age: 14

*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 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  
Mar 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-013459 Violations Found
Jan 6, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-017443 Violations Found
Dec 4, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-111432 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Nov 21, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-109743 Violations Found
Nov 4, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-105215 Violations Found
Jul 23, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-075710 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 13, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-045366 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 3, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-045362 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Apr 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-042449 Violations Found
Jan 4, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-014097 Violations Found
Oct 18, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-048246 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 8, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-039918 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 14, 2023 Other 2023-I-LIRO-032734 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: Mar 4, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 4, 2025 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
Mar 4, 2025 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
Jan 6, 2025 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
Dec 4, 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
Nov 21, 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
Nov 21, 2024 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six 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
Nov 21, 2024 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
Nov 21, 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
Nov 4, 2024 418-1.11(i)(19) Sufficient and suitable clothing must be available so that children who dirty or soil their clothing may be changed. All such clothing must be returned to parents for washing or must be washed by the program. Corrected
Apr 11, 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
Apr 11, 2024 418-1.5(z) All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. Corrected
Apr 11, 2024 418-1.7(h)(3) Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off while children are sleeping, and during established nap times. This is not to prohibit an individual from using electronic visual media for business purposes during sleep or nap time if all children are sleeping and its use does not interfere with the supervision of children. Corrected
Apr 11, 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
Apr 11, 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
Jan 4, 2024 418-1.5(b)(4) Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. Corrected
Jan 4, 2024 418-1.13(i) No person other than a director, group teacher or assistant teacher may supervise a group independently even for brief periods of time, except in an emergency. Corrected
Jan 4, 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
Jan 4, 2024 418-1.15(c)(7) 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: copies of current staff and volunteers health statements; 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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Enforcement Actions since April, 2020: None