Program Name: Learn and Play Islandia    License/Registration ID: 900951


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lindsay Thomas Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Central Islip
Site Address: Map
1305 E Suffolk Ave, Islandia, NY 11749
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 24, 2023
Current Registration Period: Oct 24, 2023 - Oct 23, 2027
Phone: (631) 439-9902
Fax:
Total Capacity: 128
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 37
-Preschool: 42
-School-Age: 33
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


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 17, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-LIRO-025349 Violations Found
Mar 9, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-LIRO-024475 Violations Found
Feb 18, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-012790 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 11, 2025 Other 2025-I-LIRO-120502 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Nov 5, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-113059 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 15, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-LIRO-108042 Violations Found
Aug 6, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-014604 Violations Found
Jul 17, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-LIRO-053473 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 21, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-028841 Violations Found
Jan 17, 2025 Other 2025-I-LIRO-019448 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Dec 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-112974 Violations Found
Nov 12, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-106925 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 30, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-097399 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jul 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-076293 Violations Found
Jul 16, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-074876 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jun 13, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-051637 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
May 21, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-047967 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Apr 30, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-015374 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: Mar 17, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 17, 2026 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
Mar 17, 2026 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
Mar 17, 2026 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Mar 17, 2026 418-1.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications. Corrected
Mar 9, 2026 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
Mar 9, 2026 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Oct 15, 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
Aug 6, 2025 418-1.7(q) Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. Corrected
Aug 6, 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
Mar 21, 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
Mar 21, 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
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Corrected
Mar 21, 2025 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Mar 21, 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
Dec 11, 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
Sep 30, 2024 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
Jul 26, 2024 418-1.11(a)(3) The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. Corrected
Jul 26, 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
Jul 26, 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
*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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2021: Yes