Re: LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

IDK how they could not have realized that they left one child behind. It's called a head count and should have been done at the car. Not 3 hours later when they realized the child wasn't there!

Re: LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

Information valid as of: 08/15/2012 9:24 AM
Facility ID: 296804
Facility Name: Our Little Darlings Early Educational Center, Inc.
Status: Licensed
Program Type: Group Family Day Care
County: Suffolk

First License Issued: 10/03/2007
Current Licensing Period: 10/03/2011 to 10/02/2015
Date of Last Inspection: 01/26/2012

Enforcement Actions
Since 2003: No

Removed From
Referral List: No


Contact Name: Stephanie C. Alexander
Contact Title: On-Site Provider

Address: 14 Santam Court Front
Bay Shore, NY 11706

Phone: (631) 665-7313
Fax:

For additional information, contact:
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 342-7100
This facility is authorized to administer medications
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
(there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
Other Services Provided: None
Summary of Compliance
Violations in the past 24 months and any uncorrected violations open longer than 24 months
Date Violation Compliance Status as of Last Inspection
01/26/2012 416.8(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. A caregiver must have direct visual contact with the children at all times except as specified in regulation in 416.7(a):
01/26/2012 416.15(a)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license.
01/26/2012 416.15(c) Corrected
Brief Description: The provider must maintain specified records on file, in a current and accurate manner, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time.
11/17/2011 416.11(e) Corrected
Brief Description: Each child not yet enrolled in school must furnish a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child day care, free from contagious or communicable diseases and is receiving routine health care, including age-appropriate immunizations. It must also state whether the child has special health care needs and what special provisions may be necessary for the child to participate in day care.
11/17/2011 416.15(a)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Each group family day care home must obtain a license from the Office and must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. No person or entity may operate a group family day care home without a license from the Office
11/17/2011 416.15(c)(8) Corrected
Brief Description: Statement regarding the health of all household members completed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application for renewal, as required in section 416.11 of this Part must be kept on file and be available for inspection.
09/30/2010 416.11(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Provider must prepare a written health care plan which protects and promotes the health of children. This plan must be on site, followed by the caregivers, and available upon demand. When the provider administers medications, the program's health care consultant, must also approve the health care plan. If the consultant revokes approval of the health care plan, the consultant must immediately notify the provider and either the provider or the consultant must notify the Office.
09/30/2010 416.11(j)(10) Corrected
Brief Description: Where medication is to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the original medication authorization require the provider to obtain new written instructions written from the licensed prescriber as well as a change in the prescription
09/30/2010 416.11(j)(16) Corrected
Brief Description: Dosages and time that the medications are given to the child must be documented when administered. Observed side effects must be documented and shared with parent and, when appropriate, the child's health care provider. If medication not administered, that fact and the reason must be documented. Parent must be notified immediately of medication errors, and the Office must be notified by the close of the following business day. Notification to the Office must be reported on an approved form.
Please note that the Brief Description of the violation included in this report is a summary of the actual citation which may cover a broad array of observed actions or conditions.

For additional information, contact your regional Child Care Coordinating Council Office.

Re: LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

I dont get how it took them over 3 hours to notify the police that they were missing a child!
Something dosnt add up theres no way ive worked in daycares and there is NO way it would take you that long to relize you left a child behind!
Scary stuff and yes i agree with everony else 2 years old is Way to young to be taking them on trips out side of the daycare center... I hope the childs mother does something about this.

LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

I am an anxious mess when it's just me and DD at the beach..I can't believe they took a group of 2 year olds to the beach!!! That poor little girl and her poor mother. I cannot imagine being in her shoes. Fire them all and suspend their license!

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I don't even trust my kids at the beach with me....their MOTHER!

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I cannot even imagine! What daycare takes 2 year olds on field trips? I worked in day care for years and only pre-schoolers went on trips. We did headcounts a gazillion times while on the trip(s).

If I were the mother of this child, I would've lost it. I seriously would've went nuts on the teachers and the daycare.
This is a huge violation and I'm sorry, but, they should be shut down. Unreal!

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LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

I know the area where that daycare is located and it has to be a daycare run out of a private home. That owner should be SHUT DOWN immediately because seriously, they can't have more than 10-12 kids there and it took them 3 hrs to realize a 2 year old was missing?!?!

Unreal!

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Omg!

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Wow. THere is so much wrong with this story I don't even know where to begin, but I will begin with the fact that most reputable and well run daycare centers won't take kids on outside field trips until they are at least 4, when they can somewhat follow directions and understand safety rules. And then they go somewhere structured with an adult in charge of a tiny group that he or she can keep track of.

A large beach with 2 year olds is unheard of. Parents should sign a consent. I am sure they did, because they would have to send in a bathing suit I am assuming. But I am sure the parent was told the would be adequate supervision. There should be a 3:1 ratio in daycare. Outside should be 2:1, but even if an adult is watching 3 kids, that is her job to make sure those 3 are always being watched.

They did not lose track of the kid at 3:30. They lost track of her waaaayyy before that. The kid seemed to have gone to play with another family, which is why she probably was forgotten. It was the universe watching over her that she found a family, and not a child molester or murderer. Or she didnt wander into the ocean.The fact that while they were there, she already was neglected upsets me the most. That family saved her life, because they didn't want to just leave her without finding her mom (another family may have not even thought to do that).

Then, in the bus there is no head count?

Going into the daycare to change her no one notices? When they hang up the bathing suits?

Snack time, no one notices? Playtime???

Imagine being the mom at pick up? I would have gone apeshitt. And if I wasn't religious yet, I would have been after that.

Thank god this is not a story with a tragic ending!

Re: LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

Posted by browneyes

I dont get how it took them over 3 hours to notify the police that they were missing a child! .

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Posted by lipglossjunky73

Posted by browneyes

I dont get how it took them over 3 hours to notify the police that they were missing a child! .

Well, if mom came to pick her up at 7:30, it would have been 4 hours

They never DID notice. Until mom came at pickup!!!!!!

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Posted by NervousNell

Posted by lipglossjunky73

Posted by browneyes

I dont get how it took them over 3 hours to notify the police that they were missing a child! .

Well, if mom came to pick her up at 7:30, it would have been 4 hours

They never DID notice. Until mom came at pickup!!!!!!

This is seriously my worst nightmare.
When I get to daycare to pick up my DD and she isn't in her normal room (sometimes after 5 pm they combine rooms as children are picked up and teachers go off shift) I always get a tiny bit of anxiety until I figure out which room she is in. If I walk in the room and don't see her right away because she is off in the corner playing or whatever, I get nervous.
I cannot even imgaine what I would do if they couldn't find her.
I really think I would end up in a mental institution after an experience like that.

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Stories like this are why my kid goes to a daycare where they don't take kids under 4 on field trips.

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I dont get this at all! When I take my THREE kids to the beach I go 1,2,3... 1, 2,3... constantly. I took them last week and thought how difficult it was to keep an eye on all 3 without help.

I also do not get why it took them so long to report this child missing. If I was her mother I think Id need to be restrained and drugged for a couple days. I really think Id go crazy with the thought of losing them.

LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

Helllll no! I would flip out. Thank God the baby was OK. I hope they shut down that daycare. That is unacceptable.

Side note but last year in Pre-K they didn't allow trips until all the kids turned 4. I went on a few and even with numerous parents on the trip DDs PK teacher was constantly counting heads. What that day care did is absolutely unacceptable.

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Holy crap! My kid was missing at camp & without those headcounts, she wouldn't have been here today.

Shut them down! And kudos to the mom of the other kid for making sure to track down the authorities & not let the kid wander back to their imaginary guardians.

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I am probably reiterating what everyone here is saying, but I teach kindergarten and I won't take those kids out of the building without the ratio being 2:1 I have 8 students (sped) and all of them have an adult hand to hold. Even then, I am CONSTANTLY counting them. I would not even dream of going on a beach trip with two year olds.

Also-all of my students have lanyards with the name and contact information of the school on it. Especially the non-verbal or really young kids who are just starting to talk/don't know their phone/address. I am a nut and double up and put stickers with my cell and the school's number on their coats, sweaters, etc. because if they lose their lanyard, I want the contact info visible.

This school was careless in so many ways!

Re: LI Day Care abandons 2 year old at beach

That was so horrible, when we heard it on the news this morning my 6yo who goes to camp said UH OH someone didn't count their kids. I hope the little one did not realize they were left behind

SHOCKING!!! If that were my daughter I think i would be in jail for assault

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This daycare seems to have had a history of violations and most recently one of inadequate teacher:student ratio.

I can't believe that they only noticed when the mom came to pick up her child! They are lucky a family who cares enough was with the child and did not leave the child alone.

I just can't get over this. It's such gross neglect, you wouldn't blame a parent if they got violent.

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Posted by rkl1130

OMG!!!!!! I am absolutely floored by this!



It took the daycare 3 hours to report the child missing and didn't they even bother doing headcounts. Never mind the fact that they took 2 year olds to the beach, which I find dangerous and an inappropriate place to go on a field trip with little kids. My almost 2 year old is in daycare now and they DO NOT go on field trips because they are too young and can be quite unmanageable.

I would be livid and I would want everyone involved terminated immediately and the daycare license suspended and the daycare investigated.