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Growing Young Minds Daycare

Uniondale, NY 11553 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
licensed capacity
16
a week, county median
$300
year first licensed
2011

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About Growing Young Minds Daycare

Growing Young Minds Daycare is a licensed group home daycare in Uniondale, New York. The state has licensed it since July 8, 2011, for up to 16 children.

As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 19 visits in the last 3 years and cited 18 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Type
Group home daycare
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Licensed capacity
16 children

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Programs

Programs and care

SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license
Licensed capacity16 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Growing Young Minds Daycare has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Nassau County has a median price of $300 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 Growing Young Minds Daycare

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Group Family Day Care
Capacity
16 children
First licensed
2011
License number
#450291
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Summary

19 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jul 2, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 19 visits · 18 rules in all

  • Background checks 8
  • Supervision and ratios 3
  • Health, medication and illness 3
  • Safety and hazards 3
  • Building, equipment and play areas 1

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. Jul 2, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jun 3, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Apr 9, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jan 8, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.

      Corrected during the visit

  5. Dec 10, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Nov 10, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Oct 8, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  8. Sep 10, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  9. Sep 3, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  10. Aug 19, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Show 9 earlier visits
  1. Aug 11, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Jul 22, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Jul 16, 2025Complaint investigation14 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.

    • Health, medication and illness

      416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits.

    • Supervision and ratios

      416.15(a)(9) 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. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time.

    • Background checks

      416.13(d) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

    • Background checks

      416.13(c) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law.

    • Background checks

      416.13(b) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(x)(5) Child care programs shall give written notice to parents and the Office, on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent, that a firearm, shotgun, rifle or ammunition is on the premises.

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(x)(2) Firearms, shotguns and rifles shall be secured unloaded with an appropriate trigger locking device, or stored in a safe storage depository, as defined in 416.5(x)(3).

    • Safety and hazards

      416.5(x)(1) Ammunition shall be stored in a safe storage depository, as defined in 416.5(x)(3).

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(3) The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

    • Background checks

      413.4(c) In addition to the clearances required pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, the following clearances, for which ongoing criminal history results are not already provided, shall be conducted in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any operator, director, employee 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, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home or family day care home, living or who lived in any state other than New York during the preceding five years:

    • Background checks

      413.4(b) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing operator, director, employee 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, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home:

    • Background checks

      413.4(a) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee 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, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:

  4. Jun 9, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Jan 15, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Sep 23, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Jun 10, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      416.15(c)(6) 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;

    • Health, medication and illness

      416.11(i)(2) 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.

    • Supervision and ratios

      416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.

  8. Mar 4, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  9. Dec 4, 2023InspectionNo rules cited

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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FAQ

Questions about Growing Young Minds Daycare

Is Growing Young Minds Daycare licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed July 8, 2011.

When was Growing Young Minds Daycare last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on July 2, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 19 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Growing Young Minds Daycare had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 18 rules across 3 of 19 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 Growing Young Minds Daycare care for?

16, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Growing Young Minds Daycare's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (516) 503-6721 to confirm.

How much does Growing Young Minds Daycare cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (516) 503-6721 to ask.

What is Growing Young Minds Daycare's phone number?

(516) 503-6721.

Where is Growing Young Minds Daycare?

Uniondale, NY 11553. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

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