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Program Name: Tiny Tunes Daycare, Inc. License/Registration ID: 543415

Program Overview

Contact Name: Sherice Clause

Contact Title: On-Site Provider

Program Type: Group Family Day Care

Status: Open

School District: Bronx 12

Site Address:

1455 Bryant Avenue, Apt. 1, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10460

First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 17, 2011
Current Registration Period: Oct 17, 2025 - Oct 16, 2029

Phone: (646) 302-6787
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

This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

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

Dec 8, 2025

Monitoring

2025-I-NYCDOH-119635

No violations cited for this Inspection

Oct 20, 2025

Documentation Review

2024-I-NYCDOH-080547

Violations Found

Regulation	Description	Compliance Status
413.4(a)	The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:	Corrected
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
416.2(d)(1)	Applicants for renewal of a license must submit: a completed application for renewal, including required attestations, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Such application and attestations must include an agreement by the applicant to operate the group family day care home in conformity with applicable laws and regulations;	Corrected
416.2(d)(2)	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: 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;	Corrected
416.2(d)(6)	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: a report of inspection and approval performed by local authorities or an inspector qualified to approve fuel burning systems, within the 12 months preceding the date of application for renewal of any wood or coal burning stove, fireplace, pellet stoves, or permanently installed gas space heater in use at the home;	Corrected
416.2(d)(7)	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: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14 of this Part; and	Corrected
416.3(h)	Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.	Corrected
416.5(d)	Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use.	Corrected
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
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
416.11(c)(1)	The Licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:	Corrected
416.13(a)(2)	The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;	Corrected
416.13(a)(4)	The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and	Corrected
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
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
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:	Corrected
416.14(f)(6)	The required state topics are: child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention;	Corrected
416.14(f)(8)	The required state topics are: statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment;	Corrected
416.14(f)(9)	The required state topics are: education and information on the identification, diagnosis and prevention of shaken baby syndrome; and	Corrected
416.14(f)(10)	The required state topics are: adverse childhood experiences, focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency.	Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

Application - Renewal

2025-I-NYCDOH-043861

Violations Found

Regulation	Description	Compliance Status
413.4(a)	The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:	Corrected
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
416.3(h)	Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.	Corrected
416.5(d)	Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use.	Corrected
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
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
416.13(a)(2)	The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;	Corrected
416.13(a)(4)	The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and	Corrected
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
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

Feb 26, 2025

Annual Unannounced

2025-I-NYCDOH-006292

No violations cited for this Inspection

Sep 24, 2024

Monitoring

2024-I-NYCDOH-096051

Violations Found

Jul 9, 2024

Documentation Review

2024-I-NYCDOH-073003

Violations Found

Inspection Conducted Off-Site

Regulation	Description	Compliance Status
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.	Corrected
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
416.15(c)(15)(i)	when the group family day care license is issued to an entity, other than a sole proprietorship, the following additional documentation is required: a copy of the certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, or articles of organization and any amendments thereto;	Corrected

Jun 25, 2024

Annual Unannounced

2024-I-NYCDOH-006188

Violations Found

Regulation	Description	Compliance Status
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
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
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
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
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

May 8, 2024

Mid-Point

2023-I-NYCDOH-048155

Violations Found

Regulation	Description	Compliance Status
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
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
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
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
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

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: Dec 8, 2025	Currently uncorrected violations: None

Date

Regulation

Description

Compliance Status as of last inspection

Oct 20, 2025

413.4(a)

The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

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

Oct 20, 2025

416.2(d)(1)

Applicants for renewal of a license must submit: a completed application for renewal, including required attestations, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Such application and attestations must include an agreement by the applicant to operate the group family day care home in conformity with applicable laws and regulations;

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.2(d)(2)

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: 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;

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.2(d)(6)

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: a report of inspection and approval performed by local authorities or an inspector qualified to approve fuel burning systems, within the 12 months preceding the date of application for renewal of any wood or coal burning stove, fireplace, pellet stoves, or permanently installed gas space heater in use at the home;

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.2(d)(7)

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: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14 of this Part; and

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.3(h)

Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.5(d)

Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use.

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

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

Oct 20, 2025

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

Oct 20, 2025

416.11(c)(1)

The Licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.13(a)(2)

The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.13(a)(4)

The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

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

Oct 20, 2025

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

Oct 20, 2025

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:

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.14(f)(6)

The required state topics are: child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention;

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.14(f)(8)

The required state topics are: statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment;

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.14(f)(9)

The required state topics are: education and information on the identification, diagnosis and prevention of shaken baby syndrome; and

Corrected

Oct 20, 2025

416.14(f)(10)

The required state topics are: adverse childhood experiences, focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency.

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

413.4(a)

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

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

Oct 15, 2025

416.3(h)

Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

416.5(d)

Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use.

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

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

Oct 15, 2025

416.11(b)(6)

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

416.13(a)(2)

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

416.13(a)(4)

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

416.13(c)

Corrected

Oct 15, 2025

416.13(d)

Corrected

Sep 24, 2024

416.13(d)

Corrected

Sep 24, 2024

416.13(e)

A person applying to be the provider must have completed a health and safety training as required in section 416.14(a) of this Part before being approved for that role.

Corrected

Jul 9, 2024

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.

Corrected

Jul 9, 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

Jul 9, 2024

416.15(c)(15)(i)

when the group family day care license is issued to an entity, other than a sole proprietorship, the following additional documentation is required: a copy of the certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, or articles of organization and any amendments thereto;

Corrected

Jun 25, 2024

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

Jun 25, 2024

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

Jun 25, 2024

416.13(c)

Corrected

Jun 25, 2024

416.13(d)

Corrected

Jun 25, 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

May 8, 2024

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

May 8, 2024

416.13(b)

Corrected

May 8, 2024

416.13(c)

Corrected

May 8, 2024

416.13(d)

Corrected

May 8, 2024

416.15(b)(25)(iii)

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 December, 2020: Yes