Program Name: THE RINX FIRST STEPS DAY CARE    License/Registration ID: 946439


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Devinanne D. Benkov Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Hauppauge
Site Address: Map
100 Veterans Memorial Hwy, H. Lee Dennison Building, Hauppauge, NY 11788
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 3, 2026
Current Registration Period: Jan 3, 2026 - Jan 2, 2030 		Phone: (516) 236-3040
Fax:
Total Capacity: 51
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 21
-Preschool: 14
-School-Age: 0
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

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 since Jan 3, 2026)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Mar 9, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-017177 Violations Found
*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 9, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 9, 2026 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
*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
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