Happy Faces GFDC II - Westbury NY Group Family Day Care

153 Swalm Street , Westbury NY 11714
(516) 444-0136

About the Provider

Description: Happy Faces Group Family Day Care Inc. seeks to provide the highest standard of care for all of its children in a safe and nurturing environment. We strive to develop all aspects of each child's mental, physical, emotional and social life as they grow from infancy through preschool. Children are provided with a semi-structured program, allowing for individual choice of activities and interactions. The staff strives to foster the development of self esteem, pride, independence and helping behaviors. the program works to meet the needs of all the children in the program, including those with special needs or handicaps.

Additional Information: For additional information feel free to call (516) 537-6759Care is available during non-traditional hours; There has been enforcement actions since 2003;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 587439
  • Capacity: 16
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, spanish
  • Type of Care: Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
  • Schools Served: Westbury School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Apr 26, 2013
  • Current License Issue Date: Apr 26, 2019
  • 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
2019-02-04 Violation 416.11(f)(15) Corrected
Brief Description: Prescription and over-the-counter medications must be kept in their original bottles or containers.
2019-02-04 Violation 416.11(h)(5)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: For emergency medication to be administered to a child by provider not authorized to administer medication, there must be a written Individual Health Care Plan for the child.
2017-12-12 416.5(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard
2017-12-12 416.8(j)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care
2017-08-11 416.10(b) Corrected
Brief Description: In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, caregivers must report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child day care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment or cause such a report to be made when the caregiver has reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as caregiver in a group family day care is an abused or maltreated child. Such report must be followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides.
2017-08-11 416.11(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 those specified in 416.11(c)
2017-08-11 416.13(b) Corrected
Brief Description: All caregivers and volunteers are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Article
2017-08-11 416.13(c) Corrected
Brief Description: All caregivers and volunteers hired after June 30, 2013 must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law
2017-08-11 416.13(f) Corrected
Brief Description: A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office
2017-08-11 416.15(b)(20) Corrected
Brief Description: No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program
2017-08-11 416.15(b)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits.
2017-08-11 416.8(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 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.
2017-08-11 416.8(d)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children
2017-08-11 416.8(d)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: No person under 18 years of age can be left in sole charge of the children at any time.
2017-07-10 416.15(c)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: Maintain on file the daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times

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