Program Name: Heredia, Mary    License/Registration ID: 878157


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Mary E. Heredia Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Queens 24
Site Address: Map
1615 Summerfield Street, 1st Floor, Ridgewood, NY 11385
First Licensed/Registration Date: Mar 18, 2022
Current Registration Period: Mar 18, 2022 - Mar 17, 2026
Phone: (917) 405-1779
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 3/12/2026 6:53:22 PM
0 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years

*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: No

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (718) 553-3981
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  
Mar 18, 2026 Documentation Review 2026-I-NYCDOH-025782 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Feb 3, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-NYCDOH-010974 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 28, 2026 Application - Renewal 2025-I-NYCDOH-112166 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
Jun 18, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-047079 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 18, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-012569 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-101144 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-098788 Violations Found
Sep 25, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-096766 Violations Found
Aug 27, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-NYCDOH-081848 Violations Found
Jul 16, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-074305 Violations Found
Apr 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-041224 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: Mar 18, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 18, 2026 416.2(a)(6) Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: certification, on forms provided by the Office, of the status of the individual applicant's child support obligations or payments, in accordance with the requirements of Section 3-503 of the General Obligations Law; Not Corrected
Mar 18, 2026 416.2(d) Renewal. Applicants for renewal of a license must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the license the following: Not Corrected
Mar 18, 2026 416.14(c) Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Not Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.5(b)(4) Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent 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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.8(e) The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.8(f) The assistant(s) must also be caring for children whenever the numbers and ages of children in care dictate that an assistant be present. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.8(g)(1) When the provider is absent for 3 or fewer consecutive days, the Office does not need to be notified in advance; however the program must keep a written record of the caregiver present in place of the absent provider. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 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
Jan 28, 2026 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
Jan 28, 2026 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
Jan 28, 2026 416.13(b) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.13(c) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.13(d) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check. Corrected
Jan 28, 2026 416.15(a)(9) The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 416.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent 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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 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 2, 2024 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 2, 2024 416.11(i)(31) Linens, blankets and bedding must be cleaned at least weekly and before use by another child. Cribs, cots, beds, mats and mattresses must be cleaned thoroughly between uses by different children and at least monthly. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 416.15(a)(9) The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 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. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 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. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program. Corrected
Oct 2, 2024 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; Corrected
Sep 25, 2024 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
Sep 25, 2024 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
Sep 25, 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
Sep 25, 2024 416.15(a)(9) The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time. Corrected
Sep 25, 2024 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. Corrected
Sep 25, 2024 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; Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 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. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.4(c) There must be an operational smoke detector on each floor of the home. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.5(n)(5) There must be a cushioned surface under all outside play equipment that present a fall hazard. Surfacing may not include concrete, asphalt, grass or hard compacted dirt. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.5(v) Operating carbon monoxide detectors must be used in all group family day care homes when required, and located in areas of the home in accordance with applicable laws. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.7(l) Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part. Corrected
Aug 27, 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
Aug 27, 2024 416.11(a)(2) The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional competencies that the caregivers will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.11(a)(3) The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.11(a)(7) With the exception of children meeting the criteria of section 416.11(a)(6), children enrolled in child day care must remain current with their immunizations in accordance with the current schedule for required immunizations established in the New York Public Health Law. Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.15(b)(14)(iii) The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious injury, Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 416.15(c)(3) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency; Corrected
Aug 27, 2024 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
Jul 16, 2024 416.7(l) Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part. Corrected
Jul 16, 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
Jul 16, 2024 416.11(a)(3) The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. Corrected
Jul 16, 2024 416.11(h)(1)(i) The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child; Corrected
Jul 16, 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
Jul 16, 2024 416.15(c)(3) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency; Corrected
Jul 16, 2024 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
Apr 2, 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
*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: (718) 553-3981

 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 April, 2021: Yes