Children's Nest Inc. - Wantagh NY Day Care Center

737 & 735 Wantagh Avenue , Wantagh NY 11793
(516) 867-7404

About the Provider

Description: Children's Nest Early Childhood Education Center originated with the idea of an educational commitment to a social-emotional, age appropriate development for early education learners. The concept of combining the creative curriculum, highly conducive learning environments, and programs enriched with real-life activities allows our young learners to interact with their surroundings and others in a positive manner. As a parent or guardian, you will be pleased to know your child is communicating with others, building brain power, making new friends, growing a healthy body, and nurturing their individual creativity on a daily basis. Therefore, why not reward your child and family with the Children's Nest's difference? Children's Nest is a New York State licensed, Department of Social Services participant. Our center partakes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in order to provide your youngster with nutrient enriched meals and snacks daily. Our child care center fosters children's readiness for the future and we are willing partners for working families.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications; Initial License Date: 8/19/2010;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 449424
  • Capacity: 84
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 84;Infants: 16;Toddlers: 22;Preschool: 46;School-Age: 0;
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Levittown School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Aug 19, 2010
  • Current License Issue Date: Aug 19, 2020
  • Current License Expiration Date: Aug 18, 2024
  • District Office: Long Island Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (631) 240-2560 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2022-04-25 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.
2020-02-11 Violation 418-1.11(c)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
2020-02-11 Violation 418-1.11(i)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2020-02-11 Violation 418-1.11(i)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2020-02-11 Violation 418-1.11(c)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
2020-02-11 Violation 418-1.11(i)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2020-02-11 Violation 418-1.11(i)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2019-03-19 Violation 418-1.11(i)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2019-03-19 Violation 418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) Corrected
Brief Description: Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label.
2019-03-19 Violation 418-1.12(z) Corrected
Brief Description: All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name.
2018-07-17 418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) Corrected
Brief Description: Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label.
2018-07-17 418-1.12(z) Corrected
Brief Description: All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name.
2018-07-17 418-1.15(c)(11) Corrected
Brief Description: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; Statewide Central Register clearance results; Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs background check forms; criminal history review information; staff resumes; medical statement, acceptable references and other information required by section 418-1.13 of this Subpart;
2018-07-17 418-1.7(m) Corrected
Brief Description: Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats unless otherwise prescribed by a health care provider. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface.
2018-04-05 418-1.7(o) 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.

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