BEST Learning Center - Smithtown NY Day Care Center

525 Veterans Memorial Highway , Smithtown NY 11787
(631) 864-4064

About the Provider

Description: Welcome to B.E.S.T. Learning Center. Our philosophy is that all children require a warm, caring and nurturing environment to grow and flourish. We offer positive stimulation and reinforcement to encourage the personal, social and intellectual growth of each individual child. B.E.S.T. Learning Center is a family owned and operated facility. We have prided ourselves on being a fine educational facility that also offers our families the security and comfort of a home away from home. We are confident that our program will enlighten and enrich your child's future. We look forward to meeting with you and your child.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 7/8/2005;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 229887
  • Capacity: 220
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 220;Infants: 24;Toddlers: 36;Preschool: 116;School-Age: 44;
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Hauppauge School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Jul 08, 2005
  • Current License Issue Date: Jul 08, 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
2022-06-03 Violation 418-1.8(l)(7) Not Corrected
Brief Description: Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups.
2022-06-03 Violation 418-1.11(i)(6) Not Corrected
Brief Description: All rooms, equipment, surfaces, supplies and furnishings accessible to children must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, as needed to protect the health of children, and in a manner consistent with the program's health care plan approved by the Office.
2018-12-14 Violation 418-1.11(c)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: 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:
2018-12-14 Violation 418-1.15(c)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
2018-01-08 418-1.14(n) Corrected
Brief Description: Every director, teacher, and volunteer with the potential for regular and substantial contact with children in care must complete Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period training requirements.
2018-01-08 418-1.15(c)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
2018-01-08 418-1.4(f) Corrected
Brief Description: Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.
2018-01-08 418-1.7(h) Corrected
Brief Description: If television or other electronic visual media is used, it must be part of a planned developmentally appropriate program with an educational, social, physical or other learning objective that includes identified goals and objectives. Television and other electronic visual media must not be used solely to occupy time.

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