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Valley Stream, NY 11580 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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Lala's Creative Learning Center is a licensed group home daycare in Valley Stream, New York. The state has licensed it since January 25, 2017, for up to 16 children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 13 visits in the last 3 years and cited 22 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
| Monday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
Programs
| Setting | Group child care homeFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Licensed capacity | 16 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Lala's Creative Learning Center 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).
State record
13 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 17, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 5 of 13 visits · 22 rules in all
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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416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.
416.15(b)(11)(v) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: may not leave the proposed caregiver in sole charge of, or unsupervised with, children until the Office approves the caregiver;
416.15(b)(11)(ii) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must submit to the Office, prior to the start date the name of any new caregiver and the supporting documentation needed to complete the approval process, including:
416.14(b) Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated.
Corrected during the visit
416.13(f) A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.
416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
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:
416.15(b)(25)(iii) At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14.
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.
416.5(g)(4)(iv) Permission notes must include the following: Dates or months the child is permitted to swim in the pool; and
416.5(g)(4)(iii) Permission notes must include the following: The depth of the pool at its deepest point;
416.5(g)(4)(ii) Permission notes must include the following: Address where the pool is located;
416.5(g)(4)(i) Permission notes must include the following: Name and age of the child;
416.5(g)(4) The Program must obtain prior written permission from the parent for his or her child to use the pool. Permission notes must include the following:
416.5(g)(3)(iii) To use a non-public or residential pool, a program must: submit a written pool safety plan acceptable to the Office that sets forth adequate safety standards for use of the pool.
416.5(g)(3)(i) To use a non-public or residential pool, a program must: provide to the Office documentation demonstrating that there will be adequate supervision of all children in care while children use the pool, in accordance with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part;
416.5(g)(2) The use of non-public and residential pools is prohibited except in those instances where the program can demonstrate the ability to operate and adequately supervise the use of a non-public or residential pool in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.
416.12(q) If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name.
Corrected during the visit
416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
Corrected during the visit
416.12(q) If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name.
Corrected during the visit
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.
Corrected during the visit
416.11(i)(1) Caregivers 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.
Corrected during the visit
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Valley Stream, NY 11580 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
1 West Wheeler Avenue, Valley Stream, NY
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Valley Stream, NY 11580 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
FAQ
Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed January 25, 2017.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 17, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 13 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 22 rules across 5 of 13 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.
16, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (516) 599-1232 to ask.
(516) 599-1232.
Valley Stream, NY 11580. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.