Baby Steps Bilingual - Patchogue NY Family Day Care

61 Mount Vernon Avenue , Patchogue NY 11772
(631) 479-8781

About the Provider

Description: Baby Steps Bilingual is a Family Day Care in Patchogue NY, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 921167
  • Capacity: 8
  • Age Range: 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Patchogue-Medford School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2024-09-11
  • Current License Issue Date: 2024-09-11
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2028-09-10
  • District Office: Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc.
  • District Office Phone: (631) 462-0303 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2026-02-05 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-014575
Brief Description: Violations Found
2026-02-05 Violation 417.5(l)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: All required vaccinations must be kept current.
2026-02-05 Violation 417.8(p)(1)(iv) Corrected
Brief Description: Each family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: sign out upon departure from the home indicating in writing the time of departure.
2026-02-05 Violation 417.11(a)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional compentencies that the caregivers will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child.
2026-02-05 Violation 417.11(c)(2)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: The health care plan must describe the following: how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;
2026-02-05 Violation 417.11(c)(2)(x) Corrected
Brief Description: guidelines and procedures to be followed for the prevention of anaphylaxis and during a medical emergency resulting from anaphylaxis that comply with the anaphylactic policy for child day care providers jointly issued by the Office and the New York State Department of Health; and
2026-02-05 Violation 417.12(n) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
2026-02-05 Violation 417.12(o) Corrected
Brief Description: Where infant formula is required, such formula may be prepared and provided by the parent, or by the program when agreed to in writing by the parent.
2026-02-05 Violation 417.15(c)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
2025-11-04 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-114165
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-09-18 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-101975
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-05-15 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-039970
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-05-15 Violation 413.3(g)(3)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: 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.
2025-05-15 Violation 417.4(b)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the family day care home.
2025-03-24 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-016509
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection

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