Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Pumpkin Patch Kids
Medford, NY
· Suffolk County
Smith Lane,
Medford, NY 11763
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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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
659972
Licensed Since
2014
License Issued
May 29, 2024
Active Through
May 28, 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
Pumpkin Patch Kids is a Group Family Day Care in Medford 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 over-the-counter topical ointments only; Care is available during non-traditional hours;
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Mid-Point | Mid-Point | 2026-I-LIRO-053772 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-06-09 | Fire Safety - Monitor | Fire Safety - Monitor | 2026-I-LIRO-056146 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-03-16 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-006127 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-12-08 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-116683 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-08-27 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-081421 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-08-27 | 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: | |||
| 2025-08-27 | Violation | 416.12(ab) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children may not be placed in a crib with a bottle, food or drink. | |||
| 2025-08-27 | 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; | |||
| 2025-06-11 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-007318 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-11-25 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-109812 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-25 | Violation | 416.12(q) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-LIRO-007278 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-08-21 | Violation | 416.5(y) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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: | |||
| 2024-08-21 | Violation | 416.11(i)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Caregivers and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, 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. | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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; | |||
| 2024-08-21 | 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; | |||
| 2024-05-17 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2024-I-LIRO-017884 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-05-17 | Violation | 416.7(l) | N |
| Brief Description: Sleeping and napping arrangements are made in writing between the parent and the program | |||
| 2024-05-17 | Violation | 416.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2023-12-18 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-LIRO-055787 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(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: | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are: | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: principles of childhood development, focusing on the developmental stages of the age groups for which the program provides care; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: nutrition and health needs of infants and children; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: child care program development; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: safety and security procedures; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: business record maintenance and management; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(6) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: statutes and regulations pertaining to child care; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(8) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment; | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(9) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: education and information on the identification, diagnosis and prevention of shaken baby syndrome; and | |||
| 2022-08-09 | Violation | 416.14(f)(10) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: adverse childhood experiences, focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency. | |||
| 2022-01-24 | Violation | 416.12(q) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name. | |||
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