Shaping The Future Child Care
4224 Merrick Road, Massapequa, NY
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The Young Men's Christian Association of Long Island is a school-age program in Massapequa, New York. It is registered with the state (since February 14, 2000), for up to 82 children, serving school-age children.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 15 visits in the last 3 years and cited 15 rules across 10 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Ages | School-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Licensed capacity | 82 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
The Young Men's Christian Association of Long Island has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time school-age care at a child care center in Nassau County has a median price of $250 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
State record
15 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jun 10, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 10 of 15 visits · 15 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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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,
414.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, school-age child care program 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 school-age child care program workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:
414.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.
414.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.
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.
414.15(a)(1)(ii) Each school age child care program must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.
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.
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:
414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;
414.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.
414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
414.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
414.13(f) In school-age child care programs with a registered capacity of 45 or more children enrolled, the administrative/fiscal management functions and program supervision functions may not be performed by a group teacher or an assistant teacher.
414.11(h)(1) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must:
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.
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FAQ
Yes. The Young Men's Christian Association of Long Island is registered with the state and operating, first licensed February 14, 2000. This is how New York authorizes this type of child care.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on June 10, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 15 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 15 rules across 10 of 15 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.
82, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve school-age children.
Its hours are not listed. Call (516) 779-4791 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (516) 779-4791 to ask.
(516) 779-4791.
330 Massepequa Avenue @ Fairfield Elementary School, Massapequa, NY 11758. The nearest other daycare we list is Shaping The Future Child Care, 0.3 miles away.