Program Name: 3R GROUP FAMILY DAYCARE CORPORATION    License/Registration ID: 904456


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Vanessa Marcelo Castro Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Closed: Revoked & Suspended  <
Mar 31, 2026 <
School District: Bronx 12
Site Address: Map
778 East 178 Street, Apt. Ph, B1-2 Floor, Bronx, NY 10460
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 17, 2023
Current Registration Period: Aug 17, 2023 - Aug 16, 2027
Phone: (347) 336-4768
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 3/25/2025 4:35:48 PM
16 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  
Feb 20, 2026 Monitoring - Enforcement 2026-I-NYCDOH-022785 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 18, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-NYCDOH-022369 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 17, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-NYCDOH-022200 Violations Found
Aug 21, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-062641 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 25, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-014961 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 3, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 17, 2026 416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 416.5(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; and Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 416.5(z) Caregivers and volunteers must take suitable precautions to prevent children from receiving burns caused by contact with hot liquids. Program Closed
Feb 17, 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. Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 416.10(b) In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, caregivers 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 the caregiver has reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as caregiver in a group family day care is an abused or maltreated child. Such report must be followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 416.11(h)(1) The caregivers must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care for children who require such care and also must: Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 416.11(h)(1)(ii) The caregivers also must: arrange for the transportation of any child in need of emergency health care, and for the supervision of the children remaining in the program; Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 416.11(h)(1)(iii) The caregivers also must: in the event of an accident or illness requiring immediate health care, secure such care and notify the parent; and Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 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; Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 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. Program Closed
Feb 17, 2026 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, Program Closed
Mar 25, 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
*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
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2021: Yes