Description: Our First Step Daycare Inc is a Day Care Center in Hauppauge NY, with a maximum capacity of 54 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Total Capacity: 54;Infants: 8;Toddlers: 21;Preschool: 25;School-Age: 0;. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-19 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. | |||
| 2022-07-19 | Violation | 418-1.8(l)(8) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, children under three years of age may not participate in mixed age groups except for limited periods of time at the beginning and end of the child day care center's daily operation. | |||
| 2022-07-19 | Violation | 418-1.11(b)(3) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Initial medical statements sent in with the application or as a result of a new hire must be dated within 12 months preceding the date of application or hiring date. | |||
| 2022-07-19 | Violation | 418-1.11(c)(1) | Not 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 staff 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: | |||
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: When a child care center is in operation, an adequate number of qualified teachers must be on duty to ensure the health and safety of the children in care. | |||
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; | |||
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 418-1.8(l)(7) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups. | |||
| 2022-03-08 | Violation | 418-1.13(g)(3)(iv) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: To be qualified as a group teacher for an infant or toddler class, a person must possess either: 9 college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field, with a plan of study leading to an Infant and Toddler Child Care and Education Credential, Infant Toddler Child Development Associate Credential, other Office-recognized credential specific to the infant/toddler developmental period or an Associate's degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field; and two years of experience related to caring for children, one of which must be related to caring for infants or toddlers. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.7(o) | 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 program 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 418-1.8 of this Subpart. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.11(b)(1)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: at the time of initial day care center application; | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.11(b)(1)(ii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.11(f)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Permissions needed from parent and/or health care provider in order to administer medications. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(6) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. | |||
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