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Licensed daycares in 11566N Merrick, NY

There are 29 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 11566 — 18 licensed centers and 11 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 254 violations across 239 inspections in the past three years, an average of 1.06 violations per inspection, which is above the N Merrick average of 0.60.

4 providers have a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is recordkeeping (77 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (33). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from NYS Office of Children and Family Services and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 29 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

4 providers.

Bellmore-Merrick Child Care Progams, Old Mill Rd.Elementary School

Center · Capacity 157 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1775 Old Mill Rd · Last inspected Feb 4, 2026

0 violationsActive
Bellmore-Merrick Child Care Program, Inc.

Center · Capacity 127 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1712 Merrick Ave · Last inspected Apr 22, 2026

0 violationsActive
Little Sprouts Daycare

Family day home · Capacity 16 · Ages 1 mo – 12 yr · 1700 Remson Ave · Last inspected May 14, 2026

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

8 providers. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Bellmore-Merrick Cc Program/Fayette School

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 5 yr – 13 yr · 1057 Merrick Ave. · Last inspected May 8, 2026

1 violationActive
Children's Nest Early Childhood Education Center

Center · Capacity 93 · Ages 3 yr – 13 yr · 2323 Merrick Avenue · Last inspected May 1, 2026

1 violationActive
Friendship Garden Preschool

Center · Capacity 59 · Ages 12 mo – 5 yr · 225 Fox Boulevard Friendship Garden Preschool · Last inspected May 18, 2026

1 violationActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

17 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Precious Kids Too Of Merrick, Inc.

Center · Capacity 42 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 2220 Hewlett Avenue · Last inspected Apr 20, 2026

35 violationsActive
Tlc At Brookside, Inc.

Center · Capacity 216 · Ages 0 mo – 13 yr · 1260 Meadowbrook Road · Last inspected Jun 26, 2026

28 violationsActive
T.L.C. Day Care Llc

Center · Capacity 75 · Ages 0 mo – 5 yr · 1731 Merrick Ave. · Last inspected Jun 26, 2026

22 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 11566

Recordkeeping is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by caregiver-to-child ratio. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

What records do you keep on staff training and child incidents, and how are they reviewed?

2

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

3

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

A note on New York records

New York does not publish a severity classification for violations, so we can't tell you which citations were most serious — only what was cited and whether it was corrected. New York does publish complaint outcomes. We show everything the state makes public and link to the source for each item.

Data synced from NYS Office of Children and Family Services on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error