Group Family Day Care
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Happy Turtle Day Care
Holbrook, NY
· Suffolk County
Avenue B,
Holbrook, NY 11741
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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Contact Information
Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
896672
Licensed Since
2023
License Issued
Jan 27, 2023
Active Through
Jan 26, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Long Island Regional Office
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About the Provider
Happy Turtle Day Care is a Group Family Day Care in Holbrook 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:
This facility is authorized to administer medications;
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-067342 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-033427 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-20 | Violation | 416.15(b)(10)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: A group family day care home must admit inspectors and other representatives of the Office onto the grounds and premises at any time during the hours of operation as documented with the Office on the application for group family day care. Such inspectors and representatives must be given free access to the building, the caregivers, employees and volunteers, the children and any program records. | |||
| 2026-02-02 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-012442 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-108849 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-14 | Violation | 416.15(c)(6) | 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; | |||
| 2025-06-30 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-049085 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-06-30 | Violation | 416.7(u) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If television or other electronic visual media is used, it must be part of a planned developmentally appropriate program with an educational, social, physical or other learning objective that includes identified goals and objectives. Television and other electronic visual media must not be used solely to occupy time. | |||
| 2025-06-30 | Violation | 416.11(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 caregivers 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: | |||
| 2025-06-30 | 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; | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-014212 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | P/V |
| Brief Description: One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 413.4(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home: | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 416.8(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Violation | 416.15(b)(12) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. | |||
| 2025-03-05 | 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; | |||
| 2025-01-23 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-020122 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-01-23 | 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. | |||
| 2024-11-20 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-110090 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-20 | Violation | 416.5(aa) | 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. | |||
| 2024-11-20 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care. | |||
| 2024-08-01 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-076901 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-17 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-043557 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-LIRO-014945 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-01-31 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age | |||
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