LIttle Gardens Child Care Inc - East Meadow NY Day Care Center

470 East Meadow Avenue , East Meadow NY 11554
(516) 280-9696

About the Provider

Description: LIttle Gardens Child Care Inc is a Day Care Center in East Meadow NY, with a maximum capacity of 53 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Total Capacity: 53;Infants: 0;Toddlers: 12;Preschool: 27;School-Age: 14;. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 778671
  • Capacity: 53
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 53;Infants: 0;Toddlers: 12;Preschool: 27;School-Age: 14;
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: East Meadow School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2016-10-13
  • Current License Issue Date: 2018-10-13
  • District Office: Long Island Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (631) 240-2560 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Date Type Regulations Status
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.7(r)(7) Corrected
Brief Description: be at least two feet apart from each other.
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.8(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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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.
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.8(j) Corrected
Brief Description: When a child day care center is in operation, an adequate number of qualified teachers must be on duty to insure the health and safety of the children in care.
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: there must be one teacher for every five children;
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: there must be one teacher for every seven children;
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.13(b) Corrected
Brief Description: Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions with the potential for regular and substantial contact with children, except for a parent of a child enrolled in the center who is applying to be a volunteer if such parent will not be counted in determining teacher/child ratios and such parent will not be left unsupervised with children. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following:
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.13(e) Corrected
Brief Description: In child day care centers where the licensed capacity is less than 45 children, a group teacher or assistant teacher may also perform administrative/fiscal management functions and/or supervision functions, provided that the qualifications for such positions as set forth in section 418-1.13(g)(1) have been met.
2019-09-05 Violation 418-1.14(n)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Every applicant for the position of director, teacher, or volunteer with the potential for regular and substantial contact with children after this regulation becomes effective must complete the Office-approved training pre-service or within three months of starting such position, or by September 30, 2017, whichever is later. Any director or teacher who has not completed the training, but will be completing the training within the first three months of starting such position, must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed. The person supervising the individual must have completed the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements.
2019-04-09 Violation 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: there must be one teacher for every seven children;
2018-10-09 418-1.14(n)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Every applicant for the position of director, teacher, or volunteer with the potential for regular and substantial contact with children after this regulation becomes effective must complete the Office-approved training pre-service or within three months of starting such position, or by September 30, 2017, whichever is later. Any director or teacher who has not completed the training, but will be completing the training within the first three months of starting such position, must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such time as the training has been completed. The person supervising the individual must have completed the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements.
2018-10-09 418-1.4(f) Corrected
Brief Description: Adequate means of egress must be provided. Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress to other floors, in the case of fire-resistant buildings, and to the outside in the case of non-fire-resistant buildings.
2018-07-10 418-1.15(c)(11) Corrected
Brief Description: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; Statewide Central Register clearance results; Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs background check forms; criminal history review information; staff resumes; medical statement, acceptable references and other information required by section 418-1.13 of this Subpart;
2018-01-02 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) Corrected
Brief Description: there must be one teacher for every seven children;
2017-11-20 418-1.8(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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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.
2017-07-27 418-1.13(b)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least three acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child day care center staff member;

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