Description: Astor knows - as data has proven - that children need a good start in life. The better the start, the more likely it is that children will be successful in school and be emotionally and physically healthy. For almost 30 years, Astor has been a leader in the field of Early Childhood Development. Our philosophy is deeply rooted in providing quality, comprehensive child care - that is, our Early Childhood Programs not only benefit children, but their entire family. In the Mid-Hudson Valley, Astor operates all of the Head Start Programs in Dutchess County. In the Bronx, NY, Astor's Lawrence F. Hickey Center for Child Development provides a unique set of services for pre-schoolers.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-17 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | Not 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. | |||
| 2019-03-19 | 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. | |||
| 2019-03-19 | Violation | 418-1.9(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. | |||
| 2018-10-05 | 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; | |||
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