Academic Munchkins - Valley Stream NY Day Care Center

47 South Central Ave. , Valley Stream NY 11580
(516) 256-0096
1 Review

About the Provider

Description: Our school offers a quality education program for your child. Instructions and supervisions is provided by our staff, all NYS Licensed Professional Certified Teachers with First-Aid and CPR Training.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only; Initial License Date: 4/7/2005;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 225645
  • Capacity: 60
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 60;Infants: 12;Toddlers: 12;Preschool: 20;School-Age: 16;
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Valley Str Hemp 30 School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Apr 07, 2005
  • Current License Issue Date: Apr 07, 2019
  • District Office: Long Island Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (631) 240-2560 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.5(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.5(n)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Materials and play equipment used by the children must be sturdy and free from rough edges and sharp corners.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.7(h)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: 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.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.8(a) Corrected
Brief Description: 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.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.8(l)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: 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.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.8(l)(11) Corrected
Brief Description: Day care centers that have been approved to operate a school-age children component in their day care center may only mix school age children with pre-school children at the very beginning of the day and the very end of the day. School age children may never be mixed with pre-school children for the entire period of time they are in care at the center.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.9(a) Corrected
Brief Description: 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.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.9(l) Corrected
Brief Description: A child may only be disciplined by a director, group teacher or assistant teacher.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.9(m) Corrected
Brief Description: Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.12(z) Corrected
Brief Description: All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.12(ai) Corrected
Brief Description: Each infant and toddler must be removed from the crib, playpen or cot and held or placed in an appropriate chair for feeding.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.15(a)(1)(iii) Corrected
Brief Description: Each child day care center must operate in compliance with all emergency health guidance promulgated by the Department of Health in the interest of public health during a designated public health emergency. Provided that, during a designated public health emergency, any relevant emergency directives from the executive chamber or from the Department of Health shall supersede regulations of the Office in the case of any conflict.
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) Corrected
Brief Description: 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,
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.15(c)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: 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;
2021-05-20 Violation 418-1.5(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

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Reviews

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Risa Nov 18, 2014

A wonderful learning center!!

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