Program Name: Benim Academy of Pearl River, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 921689


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Lana Benim Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Pearl River
Site Address: Map
51 Sickletown Road, Pearl River, NY 10965
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 25, 2024
Current Registration Period: Nov 25, 2024 - Nov 24, 2028
Phone: (845) 201-5001
Fax:
Total Capacity: 62
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 12
-Preschool: 50
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 2/11/2025 7:19:59 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 0

*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.

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 since Nov 25, 2024)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Feb 11, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-YRO-014635 Violations Found
Dec 5, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-YRO-118403 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 3, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-112309 Violations Found
Jul 14, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-YRO-051946 Violations Found
Apr 10, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-YRO-032807 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 15, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-YRO-016564 No violations cited for this Inspection

*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 30, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 11, 2026 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
Nov 3, 2025 413.3(g)(3)(i) The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. Corrected
Jul 14, 2025 418-1.5(n)(4) Play equipment and apparatus may be used only by the children for whom it is developmentally appropriate. Corrected
Jul 14, 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
Jul 14, 2025 418-1.8(l)(3) Groups of children may not be mixed together to use outdoor play areas, exercise areas, gym rooms or other common areas of the center unless, the space is large enough to accommodate multiple groups which must be kept separate. Corrected
Jul 14, 2025 418-1.8(l)(9) When toddlers are cared for with preschool children in a mixed age group at the very beginning or very end of the day, the teacher/child ratio and maximum group size applicable to children aged 18 months to 36 months must be followed. 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
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

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, 2021: None