Description: Children of America provides educational daycare in Mohegan Lake, NY. As leaders in child care we provide educational and enrichment programming for infants, toddler, preschool, kindergarten and school-age children. Our community-based schools offer children the opportunity to grow in a rich environment that promotes a love of learning.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | 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. | |||
| 2022-03-11 | Violation | 418-1.7(w) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children unable to sleep during nap time shall not be confined to a sleeping surface (cot, crib, etc) but instead must be offered a supervised place for quiet play. | |||
| 2022-03-11 | Violation | 418-1.8(n) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program. | |||
| 2022-03-11 | Violation | 418-1.9(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. | |||
| 2022-03-11 | Violation | 418-1.10(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.3(o) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: All buildings used for day care centers must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.4(e) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.5(b)(4) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.5(b)(5) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents. | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(22) | Not 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: documentation from the local health department or the New York State Department of Health showing that the facility has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Department of Health; | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(31) | Not 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: documentation from service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that the fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current license period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(33) | Not 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: documentation from the local government authority having jurisdiction for determining compliance with the Fire and Building Code of New York State showing that the facility has been inspected and approved once every 12 months during the current license period for compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; | |||
| 2021-11-08 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(34) | Not 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: documentation showing inspection and approval of any steam or hot water boilers performed in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Department of Labor and service performed once every 24 months during the current license period on all other fuel burning heating systems and equipment and boilers not subject to the New York State Department of Labor requirements; | |||
If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
As of 10/5/2020 I have had many bad experiences with COA. My son has been going there since he was 9 months, he is now 4. We are looking for a new place. Communication is horrible, they will put important information in my child's bag instead of emailing us. The Director, Assistant Director, and multiple teachers quit within weeks of each other. The new administration and crew have consistently given different stories about multiple simple things. We have always taken a blanket, pillow, and a snuggy animal for my son to sleep with. The teacher put in Tadpoles, the app used to inform parents of a child's daily activity, that kids can't bring in toys to include stuffed animals. We called the front desk to verify they meant to include my child's sleep animal and they said sleep animals were fine just not toys. As of 10/5/2020 the teacher is telling me the that is not okay. The point is simple, as a parent it is not easy. We pay $1400+ a month of a safe a easy place to take our child. That is not the case with Children of America in Mohegan Lake, NY anymore. A few weeks ago we were told we could not bring our child in 5 days a week because a teacher's kids had to homeschool due to COVID-19. When I asked the director why this was not directly communicated to me or my wife they told me it was in a note in my kids bag that I never got. Additionally she said the reason was because two teachers in all of the school could not attend due to non-covid medical reasons. In some fairness they deducted the days they told us my son couldn't come in but the toll on my wife and trying to reschedule work and life appointments was not worth the daily refund in our honest opinion. We have a 4 year old and one on the way. We are not sure if the 4 year old will stay until Kindergarten next year but I am positive our child will not be attending Children of America at Mohegan Lake.