Program Name: Castanos-Acevedo, Jesus    License/Registration ID: 543192


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jesus Castanos-Acevedo Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: License Suspended  <
Sep 5, 2025 <
School District: Bronx 9
Site Address: Map
1360 Plimpton Avenue, Apt. D, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10452
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 13, 2011
Current Registration Period: Oct 13, 2021 - Oct 12, 2025
Phone: (646) 520-6877
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/20/2023 5:56:45 AM
0 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: Yes

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (347) 854-1971
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.

 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Sep 5, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-NYCDOH-098914 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 5, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-NYCDOH-098081 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 4, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-NYCDOH-091081 Results Pending
Aug 28, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-NYCDOH-081361 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 27, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-NYCDOH-075361 Violations Found
Aug 6, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-NYCDOH-043203 Violations Found
May 14, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-039769 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 28, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-006289 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 19, 2024 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-038674 Violations Found
Mar 6, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-006185 Violations Found
Mar 6, 2024 Mid-Point 2023-I-NYCDOH-047755 Violations Found
Nov 9, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-050711 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 5, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-046745 Violations Found
Oct 4, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-046571 Violations Found
Additional Inspection History

*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Sep 5, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Sep 5, 2025 413.3(c)(2) Consistent with Article 23-A of the Correction Law and OCFS guidelines referenced in subdivision two of section 425 of the Social Services Law, if OCFS is made aware of the existence of a criminal conviction or pending criminal charge concerning the owner of a family day care home, group family day care home, school-age child care program, or child day care center; or concerning any employee, caregiver or volunteer in such homes, programs, or centers; or any person age eighteen or over who resides in such a home, such conviction or charge may be a basis to deny, reject, limit, suspend, revoke or terminate the license or registration. When the OCFS is made aware of a conviction or charge, OCFS shall act in accordance with the provisions of Section 413.4 hereof. Not Corrected
Sep 5, 2025 413.4(f)(3)(ii) When a clearance conducted pursuant to this section reveals that an existing operator, director, employee, volunteer or person age eighteen (18) or older living in a family day care home or group family day care home has been charged with a crime, the Office shall conduct a safety assessment and take all appropriate steps to protect the health and safety of the children in care. The Office may suspend such program's license or registration based on such a charge when necessary to protect the health and safety of children in care. Not Corrected
Sep 5, 2025 413.4(g) Safety Assessment. A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: Not Corrected
Sep 5, 2025 413.4(g)(1) A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: a review of the duties of the person with the criminal conviction or charge; Not Corrected
Sep 5, 2025 413.4(g)(2) A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: the extent to which such person may have contact with children in the day care facility or program; and Not Corrected
Sep 5, 2025 413.4(g)(3) A safety assessment performed in accordance with this section shall include, but not be limited to: the status and nature of the criminal conviction or charge. Not Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.4(f) Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A group family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals. Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.4(h) Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress which are remote from each other. Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.6(a) The Licensee must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the group family day care home provided or arranged for by a caregiver. Not Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.6(d) A child must never be left unattended in any motor vehicle or other form of transportation. Not Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.13(a)(3) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; Not Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.15(a)(1)(ii) Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. Not Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 27, 2025 416.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Not Corrected
Aug 6, 2025 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Corrected
Sep 19, 2024 416.4(h) Children may be cared for only on such floors as are provided with readily accessible alternate means of egress which are remote from each other. Corrected
Sep 19, 2024 416.5(i) Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children. Corrected
Sep 19, 2024 416.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 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
Mar 6, 2024 416.5(f)(2) Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe, dangerous or hazardous areas or devices. Such areas and devices include, but are not limited to, holes, pits, wood, pellet and coal burning stoves, fireplaces and permanently installed gas space heaters. Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.11(b)(1) The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program. Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.12(n) The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made. Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review, Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.15(c)(13) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.14(f) Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are: Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 416.15(b)(25)(i) 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: Where a program uses a private water supply, a report from a state licensed laboratory or individual, based on tests performed within the 12 months preceding the calendar date of the two-year mark in a four year license, showing that the water meets standards for drinking water established by the New York State Department of Health; Corrected
Mar 6, 2024 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. Corrected
Oct 5, 2023 416.15(c)(4) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home; Corrected
Oct 4, 2023 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
Oct 4, 2023 416.8(j)(2) Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care. Corrected
Oct 4, 2023 416.8(j)(3) When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance. Corrected
Oct 4, 2023 416.12(n) The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made. Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (347) 854-1971

 Enforcement History
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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since September, 2020: Yes