Family Day Care
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Inquisitive Minds
Oceanside, NY
· Nassau County
Montgomery Ave.,
Oceanside, NY 11572
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children
Type of Care
Before and After School, Full-Time
Transportation
Field Trips
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (516) 766-5282
Licensed Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
687064
Licensed Since
2014
License Issued
Sep 25, 2024
Active Through
Sep 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
Inquisitive Minds is a Family Day Care in Oceanside NY, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 07:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only;
This facility is authorized to administer medications;Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Fire Safety - Monitor | Fire Safety - Monitor | 2026-I-LIRO-070291 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-07-24 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-066188 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-04-03 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-006452 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-03 | Violation | 417.11(f)(20) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children 5 years of age or older must be reauthorized at least once every 12 months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-055752 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.11(i)(27) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.15(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the evacuation plan, evacuation drills, and shelter-in-place drills conducted, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, as required in sections 417.4 and 417.5 of this Part; | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.5(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.7(w) | N |
| Brief Description: Television and other electronic visual media must be off during meals | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.11(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. | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.11(i)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: Children wash or are assisted in washing their hands as required | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.11(i)(21) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All rooms, equipment, surfaces, supplies and furnishings accessible to children must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, as needed to protect the health of children, and in a manner consistent with the program's health care plan approved by the Office. | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Violation | 417.11(i)(26) | N |
| Brief Description: Extensive cleaning done while children are not present | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-059132 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.4(k) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Kerosene and gasoline may not be stored in the habitable areas of the home, child care areas, or path of egress. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.7(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 417.8 of this Part. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.7(n) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.11(i)(10) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.11(i)(21) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All rooms, equipment, surfaces, supplies and furnishings accessible to children must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, as needed to protect the health of children, and in a manner consistent with the program's health care plan approved by the Office. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.11(i)(22) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The premises must be kept clean and free from dampness, odors and the accumulation of trash. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.11(i)(23) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The premises must be kept free of vermin. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.11(i)(24) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Equipment that is frequently used or touched by children on a daily basis must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, when soiled and at least once weekly. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.12(r) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Unused portions of bottles or containers from which children have been spoon-fed must be discarded after each feeding or placed in a securely tied plastic bag and returned to the parent at the end of the day. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.13(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Article. | |||
| 2025-08-15 | Violation | 417.13(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check. | |||
| 2025-05-23 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-007666 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-12-09 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-112239 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-18 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2024-I-LIRO-101910 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-18 | Violation | 417.14(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: | |||
| 2024-10-18 | Violation | 417.14(c)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 417.14(f). | |||
| 2024-10-18 | Violation | 417.14(f) | N |
| Brief Description: Provider & assistant must complete 30 hours in all topics every 2 years | |||
| 2024-09-20 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2024-I-LIRO-046541 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-09-20 | Violation | 417.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-09-20 | Violation | 417.14(c) | N |
| Brief Description: Provider & assistant have completed 15 hours of training in first 6 months | |||
| 2024-05-17 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-LIRO-007646 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
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