Description: WestCOP’s Early Childhood Program serves almost two thousand income-eligible children and families in twenty-two Head Start and Early Head Start centers throughout Westchester and Putnam Counties.
The centers offer several types of programs, which include part-day or six-hour Head Start, full-day childcare, therapeutic classrooms, Universal Pre-Kindergarten, and after-school services. A complete list of the centers, with addresses and contact information, may be found at the end of this section.
Starting March 2014, WestCOP began a pilot Early Childhood Development program in Port Chester called “5 Steps to Five”. Fully funded by a group of individuals and foundations, its mission is to educate disadvantaged parents how to prepare their newborn babies to become responsive, effective students and productive, responsible citizens, leading to a stronger, healthier society and economy.
ec_pic1The Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide comprehensive child development services for children from birth to five years, and focuses
on the goals of promoting social competence and school readiness for each child. Because Head Start believes that parents and families are a child’s first and best teacher, partnerships with families are considered an important and integral part of the Head Start experience. Through these partnerships, parents are encouraged:
to become involved in all aspects of the Head Start program;
are empowered to become advocates for their children and themselves
to pursue the goals they have identified.
ecpic2In addition to partnering with parents, WestCOP’s Head Start program actively collaborates with a wide range of community agencies. These collaborations serve to ensure that resources are available for the children and families as they progress towards their goals.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-07 | Violation | 418-1.11(f)(21) | 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 under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six 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. | |||
| 2019-06-07 | Violation | 418-1.13(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center. | |||
| 2019-06-07 | Violation | 418-1.15(c)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: copies of current staff and volunteers health statements; | |||
| 2019-06-07 | Violation | 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; | |||
| 2019-05-20 | Violation | 413.3(g)(3)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents a copy of the most recent inspection report issued to the program by the Office. | |||
| 2019-05-20 | 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. | |||
| 2019-05-20 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(23) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Upon termination or resignation of the director, an acting director must be immediately named by the licensee. The appointment of the acting director must be shared with the Office by the next day of business. A permanent director must be on-site within ninety days. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | Violation | 418-1.15(b)(23) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Upon termination or resignation of the director, an acting director must be immediately named by the licensee. The appointment of the acting director must be shared with the Office by the next day of business. A permanent director must be on-site within ninety days. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | Violation | 413.2(c)(15) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Volunteer means any unpaid person, that is not in the role of a caregiver or staff as defined herein, who is present at the day care program for the purpose of assisting with care of children or the operation of the child care program. A volunteer is not employed by the program and he or she may not be counted in the supervision ratio and may not be left unsupervised with children in care. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | Violation | 413.4(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The Office shall perform a criminal history record check regarding any owner, employee, caregiver or volunteer of a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home, or family day care home, as defined in Part 413.2, and any person age eighteen or over residing on the premises of a group family day care home or family day care home which is to be licensed or registered. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | 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. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | 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. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | Violation | 418-1.8(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: An additional group teacher or an assistant teacher is required when the number of children in the group dictate that a second teacher be present to meet the teacher/child ratio. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | 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. | |||
| 2019-04-23 | Violation | 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; | |||
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