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School-age program 

Right At School

1475 Howell Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580
licensed capacity
184
open each week
5 days
monthly, posted tuition
$165
year first licensed
2019

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About

About Right At School

Right At School is a school-age program in Valley Stream, New York. It is registered with the state (since September 4, 2019), for up to 184 children, serving preschoolers and school-age children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 3:15 PM to 6:30 PM. It describes its programs: after-school care, before-school care, drop-in / hourly care and summer camp. It lists monthly tuition from $165 to $645.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 11 visits in the last 3 years and cited 28 rules across 8 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

Before- and after-schoolSummer campAccepts child care subsidyPosts tuition

Ages served: preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
School-age program
Ages
Preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
3:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Licensed capacity
184 children

Hours

Hours

MondayToday3:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday3:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Wednesday3:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Thursday3:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Friday3:15 PM to 6:30 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed

Programs

Programs and care

AgesPreschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
ProgramsAfter-school care, before-school care, drop-in / hourly care and summer camp
CurriculumJourneys
Assistance it acceptsState childcare assistance subsidy (Provider ID: DCV07511)
Licensed capacity184 childrenFrom the state license
A daycare without an item may still offer it; ask.

Cost

Tuition and costs

Right At School lists monthly tuition from $165 to $645. For comparison, full-time preschool care at a child care center in Nassau County has a median price of $293 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Monthly · program, in its own wordsPrice
After School 1 Day / Week$165
After School 2 Days / Week$255
After School 3 Days / Week$334
After School 4 Days / Week$373
After School 5 Days / Week$398
Before School (first listed rate)$269
Showing 6 of 14 · Show all 14
Before School (fourth listed rate)$173
Before School (second listed rate)$252
Before School (third listed rate)$227
Combo: Before & After School (fifth listed rate)$265
Combo: Before & After School (first listed rate)$645
Combo: Before & After School (fourth listed rate)$412
Combo: Before & After School (second listed rate)$604
Combo: Before & After School (third listed rate)$542
Drop In (daily drop-in option)$60 a day
14 posted prices. Rates change, so confirm before you enroll.
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 Right At School

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered School Age Child Care
Capacity
184 children
Ages
Preschoolers and school-age children
First licensed
2019
License number
#842754
See the state's record

Summary

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

Rules cited on 8 of 11 visits · 28 rules in all

  • Records and paperwork 7
  • Health, medication and illness 7
  • Staff training and qualifications 5
  • Building, equipment and play areas 3
  • Background checks 2
  • Food and nutrition 1
  • Safety and hazards 1
  • Transportation 1
  • Supervision and ratios 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. Sep 16, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. May 6, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      414.15(c)(11) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; each staff and volunteer's final and, if applicable, provisional criminal history review and background check approval letter(s); staff resumes; medical statement; acceptable references and other information required by section 414.13 of this Part;

    • Health, medication and illness

      414.11(c)(1) The registrant 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:

  3. Apr 6, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Jan 21, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      414.3(a)(2) Whenever change(s), addition(s) or expansion(s) are proposed which will affect, or reasonably may be expected to affect, those portions of the building designated for the care of children or for their egress in case of an emergency, the program must receive written approval from the Office prior to initiating such change(s), addition(s), or expansion(s).

  5. Sep 4, 2025Inspection13 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      414.15(c)(26)(i) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: when meals are provided by the facility: evidence that four weeks of current menus for snacks and meals have been reviewed by a person qualified in nutrition as being compliant with USDA Child and Adult Food Program meal patterns, as required in section 414.12(v) of this part; or

    • Records and paperwork

      414.15(c)(11) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; each staff and volunteer's final and, if applicable, provisional criminal history review and background check approval letter(s); staff resumes; medical statement; acceptable references and other information required by section 414.13 of this Part;

    • Health, medication and illness

      414.15(c)(7) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: copies of current staff and volunteers health statements;

    • Records and paperwork

      414.15(c)(2) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: an approved health care plan on forms furnished by the Office, as required in section 414.11 of this Part;

    • Records and paperwork

      414.15(b)(22)(i) The school age child care program must post or display conspicuously in a place to which parents have free and daily access, the following: the Office's school age child care program regulations;

    • Background checks

      414.13(b)(1) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a statement or summary of each applicant's employment history including, but not limited to, any relevant child-caring experience;

    • Health, medication and illness

      414.13(a)(2) Staff and volunteers must be in good physical and mental health, and have the energy and emotional stability necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of their positions.

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.13(a) Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the school-age child care program.

    • Health, medication and illness

      414.11(c)(1) The registrant 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:

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.8(e) A group teacher, meeting the qualifications of section 414.13, is required for every group of children.

    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(b)(2) When conducting evacuation drills the exit route must be varied to ensure that all approved means of egress are practiced.

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.2(e)(5) Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: documentation showing compliance with the training requirements of section 414.14 of this Part;

    • Records and paperwork

      413.3(g)(3)(i) 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 compliance history report issued to the program by the Office.

  6. May 30, 2025Visit4 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      414.15(c)(6) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; 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 program staff; 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

      414.15(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,

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      414.5(n)(3) Play equipment must be used in a safe manner.

    • Transportation

      414.5(a)(1)(i) The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program;

  7. May 23, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Background checks

      414.13(b)(3) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title;

  8. Dec 5, 2024Inspection4 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      414.15(c)(28) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of a certificate of insurance from an insurance company showing the intent to provide general liability insurance to the program upon registration and a copy of the insurance policy issued after licensure;

    • Health, medication and illness

      414.15(c)(6) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; 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 program staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

      Corrected during the visit

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.14(k) All child care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the program during the program's operating hours.

    • Records and paperwork

      413.3(g)(3)(i) 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 compliance history report issued to the program by the Office.

  9. Sep 26, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      414.15(d) A school age child care program located in a public school building currently used for an elementary, middle or secondary public education program approved or inspected by the State Education Department is exempt from the requirements set forth in sections 414.15(b)(29)(ii-v), and 414.15(c)(29-34). Such program must maintain on file copies of the current certificate of occupancy issued by the State Education Department. If a program is not issued a certificate of occupancy, the appropriate local equivalent, acceptable to the State Education Department, must be maintained on file.

  10. Jun 4, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Supervision and ratios

      414.8(k) The supervision ratios are as follows:

      Corrected during the visit

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  1. Nov 22, 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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Questions about Right At School

Is Right At School licensed?

Yes. Right At School is registered with the state and operating, first licensed September 4, 2019. This is how New York authorizes this type of child care.

When was Right At School last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 16, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 11 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Right At School had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 28 rules across 8 of 11 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 Right At School care for?

184, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve preschoolers and school-age children.

What are Right At School's hours?

Monday to Friday, 3:15 PM to 6:30 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Right At School cost?

Monthly tuition from $165 to $645, as it lists it.

What is Right At School's phone number?

(914) 327-1436.

Where is Right At School?

1475 Howell Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580. The nearest other daycare we list is Right At School, 0.4 miles away.

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