Program Name: Smiley Face Group Day Care    License/Registration ID: 404726


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Melva J. Solorzano Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Bronx 12
Site Address: Map
1664 Bryant Avenue, Apt. PH, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10460
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 2, 2009
Current Registration Period: Nov 2, 2023 - Nov 1, 2027 		Phone: (347) 387-4442
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*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


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: (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  
Apr 28, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-035864 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 20, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-005276 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 2, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-005113 Violations Found
Dec 7, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-054048 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 2, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-049892 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 2, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-NYCDOH-046182 Violations Found
Sep 14, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-NYCDOH-033446 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: Apr 28, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 2, 2024 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) two acceptable references; Corrected
Oct 2, 2023 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
Sep 14, 2023 413.4(c)(3) a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years. Corrected
Sep 14, 2023 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
Sep 14, 2023 416.15(b)(19)(i) Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the State Central Register of Child Abuse And Maltreatment database check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the person is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment; and Corrected
Sep 14, 2023 416.15(b)(19)(ii) Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the forms necessary to check 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; and Corrected
Sep 14, 2023 416.15(b)(19)(iii) Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the necessary fingerprint image necessary to complete the criminal history review required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article. 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 May, 2020: None