Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Brighter Kids Day Care
Copiague, NY
· Suffolk County
Caboto Ave,
Copiague, NY 11726
Quick Facts
Capacity
16 children
Age Range
12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
Type of Care
Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
826712
Licensed Since
2019
License Issued
Jan 22, 2025
Active Through
Jan 21, 2029
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Long Island Regional Office
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About the Provider
Brighter Kids Day Care is a Group Family Day Care in Copiague NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children �(there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
This facility is authorized to administer medications; Care is available during non-traditional hours;Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Fire Safety - Full Existing | Fire Safety - Full Existing | 2026-I-LIRO-060498 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-06-24 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-059304 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Other | Other | 2026-I-LIRO-052044 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-009156 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-01-14 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2025-10-20 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-107366 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-05-19 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-010536 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-12-18 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2024-I-LIRO-084193 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-11 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-085501 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-084684 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Violation | 413.3(g)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Child day care programs must admit inspectors and other representatives of OCFS onto the grounds and premises at any time during their hours of operation as those hours are documented in the application or while children are in care for the purpose of conducting inspections. Such inspectors and representatives must be given free access to the entire grounds and premises used by the program, staff and children, and to program records of the program. | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Violation | 416.4(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: There must be an operational smoke detector on each floor of the home. | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Violation | 416.5(y) | N |
| Brief Description: No strangulation hazards in areas accessible to children (window blind cords, ropes, etc) | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Violation | 416.12(aa) | 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. | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the necessary fingerprint image necessary to complete the criminal history review required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article. | |||
| 2024-09-06 | Violation | 416.15(c)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2024-05-22 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-LIRO-010776 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-12-27 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-LIRO-056143 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-12-27 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2023-12-27 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age | |||
| 2023-12-27 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | N |
| Brief Description: One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance | |||
| 2022-08-12 | Violation | 416.11(b)(7)(i) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Such medical statement must be completed before the person begins to reside in the child care home, and must be dated within 12 months preceding the date of the application or the date the person takes up residency at the home and must state that the person has no health conditions which would endanger the health of children receiving day care in the home. | |||
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 416.15(b)(14)(iii) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious injury, | |||
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