Day Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Learning Experience
Medford, NY
· Suffolk County
2920 Route 112,
Medford, NY 11763
Quick Facts
Capacity
140 children
Age Range
16 Infants, 40 Toddlers, 63 Preschoolers and 21 School-Aged Children
Rate Range
Great Rates
Type of Care
After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Drop-in Care, Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
📞 (631) 696-0600
Licensed Day Care Center
Active License
License Number
773070
License Holder
Jennifer E. Bittenbender
Licensed Since
2017
License Issued
Jul 31, 2023
Active Through
Jul 30, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
Long Island Regional Office
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About the Provider
We believe that each child deserves to grow and learn at his or her own pace. Our responsibility is to provide the tools and the environment that will give our children every opportunity to develop to their greatest potential.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer medications;Initial License Date: 8/10/2010;
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | Other | Other | 2026-I-LIRO-098424 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-09-03 | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | Complaint (Investigation Pending) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-08-24 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-LIRO-007898 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2026-08-24 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: Children wash or are assisted in washing their hands as required | |||
| 2026-04-07 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-LIRO-028149 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-04-07 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-07 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-LIRO-030077 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-07 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2026-03-13 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-LIRO-024960 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-13 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-10 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2026-I-LIRO-024436 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-10 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Mid-Point | Mid-Point | 2025-I-LIRO-056047 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-112920 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 418-1.14(c)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: Director and any new staff complete 15 hours of training within the first 6 months | |||
| 2025-10-30 | Violation | 418-1.14(c) | N |
| Brief Description: Director, Staff and Volunteers with substantial contact with children complete minimum of 30 hours of training every 2 years | |||
| 2025-09-04 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-083921 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-09-04 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-08-07 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | 2025-I-LIRO-056763 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-08-07 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-24 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-054563 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-LIRO-049444 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2025-07-08 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2025-07-01 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-049915 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-03-25 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-LIRO-009186 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-03-25 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2025-03-25 | Violation | 418-1.7(c) | N |
| Brief Description: Pre-School children have appropriate books available | |||
| 2025-03-25 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2025-02-24 | Other | Other | 2025-I-LIRO-025083 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-107972 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-14 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-11-14 | Violation | 413.4(d)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: A prospective director, employee or volunteer may begin to work or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home after completing the check described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of this section. | |||
| 2024-10-28 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-LIRO-103565 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-10-28 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-10 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | 2024-I-LIRO-099999 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2024-10-10 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-10 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2024-10-10 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-10-10 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-10-10 | Violation | 418-1.15(a)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity | |||
| 2024-08-30 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-082843 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-07-16 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-075081 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-07-16 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2024-07-16 | Violation | 418-1.15(a)(4) | N |
| Brief Description: Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity | |||
| 2024-06-21 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-052620 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-06-21 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2024-05-30 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-05-30 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-05-30 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-05-30 | Violation | 418-1.15(a)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity | |||
| 2024-05-06 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-05-06 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2024-05-06 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-05-06 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-05-06 | Violation | 418-1.15(a)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity | |||
| 2024-04-29 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-044292 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-042645 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 418-1.5(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 418-1.7(c) | N |
| Brief Description: Age-appropriate activities are available | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Violation | 418-1.15(a)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-LIRO-040716 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-LIRO-009306 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | N |
| Brief Description: Posting of Compliance History Document | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 418-1.7(c) | N |
| Brief Description: Age-appropriate activities are available | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 418-1.7(m) | N |
| Brief Description: Children may not sleep in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 418-1.8(j) | N |
| Brief Description: Number of staff is appropriate for number of children present | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(6) | N |
| Brief Description: All rooms and surfaces accessible to children are clean and disinfected or sanitized using an EPA registered product | |||
| 2024-03-19 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-02-23 | Other | Other | 2024-I-LIRO-029041 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2023-12-05 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-LIRO-054003 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-12-05 | Violation | 418-1.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times | |||
| 2023-12-05 | Violation | 418-1.11(c)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: Record of illnesses, injuries and signs of abuse maintained for each child | |||
| 2023-12-05 | Violation | 418-1.11(i)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: Staff wash their hands as required | |||
| 2023-12-05 | Violation | 418-1.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2023-11-30 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2022-05-25 | 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. | |||
| 2022-05-25 | Violation | 418-1.5(ab)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: High chairs, when used, must have a sturdy and steady base and be used only for children who are able to sit up independently. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.3(e) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: A firm clean crib, cot, bed or washable padded mat of age appropriate size and construction must be provided for all children requiring a rest period. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.3(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Concrete floors used by the children must be covered with appropriate material. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.3(s) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Space must be provided so that children's personal items may be stored separately. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | 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. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.4(h) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.5(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. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.5(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.7(s) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Individual clean bed coverings must be available, as needed, for each child requiring a rest period. | |||
| 2022-04-05 | Violation | 418-1.8(l)(4)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: A written agreement concerning this retention between the parent and the center is required. | |||
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