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ACDS

4 Fern Place, Plainview, NY 11803
licensed capacity
347
a week, county median
$325
year first licensed
2001

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About ACDS

ACDS is a licensed child care center in Plainview, New York. The state has licensed it since March 16, 2001, for up to 347 children, serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

It describes its programs: infant care, preschool and special-needs / inclusion care.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 16 visits in the last 3 years and cited 17 rules across 7 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

Infants

Ages served: infants, toddlers and preschoolers

From the state license. Ages it lists: ages three through five (preschools)
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
347 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers and preschoolersFrom the state license. It lists: Ages three through five (preschools)
ProgramsInfant care, preschool and special-needs / inclusion care
Licensed capacity347 childrenFrom the state license
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Cost

Tuition and costs

ACDS has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Nassau County has a median price of $325 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Nassau County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$325
Home daycare$300

Toddler

Center$300
Home daycare$290

Preschool

Center$293
Home daycare$275

School age

Center$250
Home daycare$250

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for ACDS

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Day Care Center
Capacity
347 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
First licensed
2001
License number
#44537
See the state's record

Summary

16 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 17, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 7 of 16 visits · 17 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 6
  • Records and paperwork 4
  • Supervision and ratios 2
  • Safe sleep 1
  • Discipline and child guidance 1
  • Building, equipment and play areas 1
  • Other rules 2

For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Aug 17, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jul 30, 2026Inspection3 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(f)(9)(i) At the time of administration, the staff must document the dosages and time that the medications are given to the child.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(c)(1) 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:

    • Safe sleep

      418-1.7(u) Sleeping surfaces, including bedding, which is the removable and washable portion of the sleeping environment, must not come in contact with the sleeping surfaces of another child's rest equipment during storage. Mats and cots must be stored so that the sleeping surfaces do not touch when stacked.

  3. Apr 21, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

      Corrected during the visit

  4. Feb 5, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Jan 13, 2026Inspection3 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(c)(2) The health care plan must describe the following:

    • Discipline and child guidance

      418-1.7(h) 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.

  6. Jul 29, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  7. May 1, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  8. Mar 25, 2025Complaint investigation3 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident,

    • Other rules

      418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:

    • Supervision and ratios

      418-1.8(a) 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.

  9. Mar 4, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  10. Feb 11, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.12(an) Staff must take steps to prevent a child's exposure to the foods to which the child is allergic.

Show 6 earlier visits
  1. Oct 28, 2024Complaint investigation3 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident,

    • Other rules

      418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:

    • Supervision and ratios

      418-1.8(a) 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.

  2. Oct 2, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Sep 11, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Apr 18, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Apr 17, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Dec 8, 2023Inspection3 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(i)(1) Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, 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.

    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(f)(21) 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.

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      418-1.5(aa) The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow.

Copied from New York State Office of Children and Family Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about ACDS

Is ACDS licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed March 16, 2001.

When was ACDS last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 17, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 16 visits in the last 3 years.

Has ACDS had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 17 rules across 7 of 16 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can ACDS care for?

347, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

What are ACDS's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (516) 933-4700 to confirm.

How much does ACDS cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (516) 933-4700 to ask.

What is ACDS's phone number?

(516) 933-4700.

Where is ACDS?

4 Fern Place, Plainview, NY 11803. The nearest other daycare we list is Heart & Mind STEM Center, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).