Description: Growing Imaginations Daycare is a Group Family Day Care in Mount Vernon 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: There has been enforcement actions since 2003; This facility is authorized to administer medications;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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-YRO-054386 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 416.3(a) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each applicant must submit to the Office at the time of application for licensure a diagram of the proposed group family day care home showing: all rooms in the home, including the rooms which will be used for day care and the purposes for which such rooms will be used; the number and location of exits and alternate means of egress; and the outdoor play areas available to the children in care. An updated diagram must be submitted to the Office immediately upon making any change that impacts the child care program. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 416.3(a)(1) | Not 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. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 416.8(a) | Not 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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. | |||
| 2026-06-02 | 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, | |||
| 2026-06-02 | Violation | 416.15(c)(6) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection 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 caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-YRO-033417 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | Not 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. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-YRO-009590 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | Not 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. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 416.11(b)(12) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All caregivers must have knowledge of and access to children's medical records and all emergency information. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 416.14(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated. | |||
| 2026-01-13 | Violation | 416.15(c)(18) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care; | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-YRO-108116 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
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