Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Growing Garden Daycare Corp.
Merrick, NY
· Nassau County
Fletcher Ave,
Merrick, NY 11566
Quick Facts
Capacity
16 children
Age Range
12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
922169
Licensed Since
2024
License Issued
Nov 25, 2024
Active Through
Nov 24, 2028
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Long Island Regional Office
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About the Provider
Growing Garden Daycare Corp. is a Group Family Day Care in Merrick 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. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 05:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-060688 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-30 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-046846 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-014706 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Violation | 416.5(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Violation | 416.7(l) | 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 home 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 416.8 of this Part. | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. | |||
| 2026-01-20 | Violation | 416.14(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. | |||
| 2026-01-20 | 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; | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-106925 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.3(a)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.5(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.7(v) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.11(c)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The health care plan must describe the following: | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.11(i)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Caregivers 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. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.12(q) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.14(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each applicant must complete the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements or three-month orientation period training requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Individuals who have completed Office approved training that complies with federal health and safety requirements may be left unsupervised with children. Any teacher, director, or volunteer who does not complete this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such times as the training has been completed. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.14(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. | |||
| 2025-10-14 | 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; | |||
| 2025-10-14 | 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; | |||
| 2025-03-18 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-016626 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
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