Day Care Center
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HabiTots of Medford
Medford, NY
· Suffolk County
703 E Patchogue Yaphank Road,
Medford, NY 11763
Quick Facts
Capacity
180 children
Age Range
24 Infants, 33 Toddlers, 81 Preschoolers and 42 School-Aged Children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (631) 345-3200
Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
857315
License Holder
Kathryn Dejesus
Licensed Since
2020
License Issued
Feb 19, 2024
Active Through
Feb 18, 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
HabiTots of Medford is a Day Care Center in Medford NY, with a maximum capacity of 180 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 24 Infants, 33 Toddlers, 81 Preschoolers and 42 School-Aged Children. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM. 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;
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-LIRO-072853 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-07-01 | Mid-Point | Mid-Point | 2026-I-LIRO-022577 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-07-01 | Violation | 418-1.14(c)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: Director and any new staff complete 15 hours of training within the first 6 months | |||
| 2026-06-17 | Other | Other | 2026-I-LIRO-058748 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-06-12 | Other | Other | 2026-I-LIRO-056794 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-05-06 | Self-Report | Self-Report | 2026-I-LIRO-048928 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-15 | Other | Other | 2026-I-LIRO-038181 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-03 | Other | Other | 2026-I-LIRO-029072 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-04-01 | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | 2026-I-LIRO-027285 |
| Brief Description: Results Pending | |||
| 2026-04-01 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2026-I-LIRO-028704 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-04-01 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-19 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-LIRO-026445 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-19 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-19 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2026-03-09 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-010076 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-01-28 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2026-I-LIRO-020585 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-01-28 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-12-22 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-122884 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-12-22 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-11-12 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-115733 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-11-12 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-11-12 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-107933 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2025-10-08 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-107988 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-10-08 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-08 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2025-10-08 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2025-09-29 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-103814 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-09-29 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-055333 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2025-07-22 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2025-I-LIRO-050619 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-01 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-049907 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-06-26 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-048694 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-06-20 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-047438 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-06-17 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-046826 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-06-17 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2025-06-09 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-044913 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-06-09 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-06-09 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2025-05-15 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2025-I-LIRO-040392 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-037828 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-05-05 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2025-03-28 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-030302 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-03-28 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-01-24 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2025-I-LIRO-020467 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-01-22 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-011557 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-01-22 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2024-12-17 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-114169 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-14 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2024-I-LIRO-107820 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-28 | Monitoring - Enforcement | Monitoring - Enforcement | 2024-I-LIRO-103768 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-09-26 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2024-I-LIRO-097945 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-19 | Monitoring - Enforcement | Monitoring - Enforcement | 2024-I-LIRO-086493 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-LIRO-011915 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-LIRO-076907 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-07-31 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-06-25 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-LIRO-052877 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-06-25 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-06-25 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-06-21 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-LIRO-052641 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-06-21 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-06-21 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-05-20 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-05-02 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-045124 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-02-14 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-025221 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2023-I-LIRO-046818 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Violation | 418-1.8(e) | N |
| Brief Description: A qualified group teacher is required for every group of children | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Violation | 418-1.11(c)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: Health checks of each child conducted daily | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Violation | 418-1.14(c)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: Director and any new staff complete 15 hours of training within the first 6 months | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-01-17 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-12-26 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2023-I-LIRO-056407 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-12-13 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-12-12 | Other | Other | 2023-I-LIRO-054688 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-11-29 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2023-I-LIRO-053172 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-11-17 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-11-07 | Self Reported Serious Incident | Self Reported Serious Incident | 2023-I-LIRO-050409 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2023-11-01 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-LIRO-049731 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
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