Description:
Children of America provides educational daycare in Smithtown, 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.
Initial License Date: 10/19/2012; This facility is authorized to administer medications;
There has been enforcement actions since 2003;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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(4) | Not 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. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 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. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.4(h) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.5(o) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Clear interior or exterior glass doorways must be marked clearly to avoid accidental impact. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.5(v) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.5(ad) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Pursuant to New York Public Health Law Section 2500-h, the program must comply with the anaphylaxis policy jointly issued by the Office and the New York State Department of Health and any amendments thereto. The program must notify the parent of any child in care of the anaphylaxis policy when the child is enrolled and annually thereafter. Notification shall include contact information for parents to engage further with the program to learn more about individualized aspects of the anaphylaxis policy. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.6(a) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the center, provided or arranged for by the program. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.6(l) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must openly display its daily transportation schedules. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.7(o) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the program where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 418-1.8 of this Subpart. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.11(a)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.11(c) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The Health Care Plan. | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(14) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program 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 the program: | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(23) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Upon termination or resignation of the director: | |||
| 2022-08-11 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(6) | 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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
| 2022-07-08 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(23) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Upon termination or resignation of the director: | |||
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