Program Name: Blueberry Children Corporation    License/Registration ID: 666332


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Amit Guha Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care Status: Open
School District: Queens 26
Site Address: Map
218-12 Hartland Avenue, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 29, 2014
Current Registration Period: Jan 29, 2024 - Jan 28, 2028
Phone: (718) 740-2424
Fax:
Total Capacity: 250 School-Aged Children
 
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 1/25/2024 9:55:44 AM
0 Preschool aged
83 School-Aged children

*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
This program is located in a school.

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)

This program is located in a public school and, therefore, the program may not be responsible for correcting the violation.
Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Mar 10, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-007404 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 1, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-041355 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 3, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-040734 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 25, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-039560 Violations Found
Feb 15, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-007369 Violations Found
Jan 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-017155 Violations Found
Dec 7, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-NYCDOH-044081 Violations Found
Jul 6, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-NYCDOH-035454 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
This program is located in a public school and, therefore, the program may not be responsible for correcting the violation.
Date of Last Inspection: Mar 10, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 25, 2024 414.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Mar 25, 2024 414.15(a)(4) The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the school-age child care program must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. 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 school-age child care program at any one time. Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children; Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.8(k)(2)(i) for children between the ages of ten years old and twelve years old: there must be one teacher for every fifteen children; Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.8(m) There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval. Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.11(b)(1) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers 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. Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.13(b)(1) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a statement or summary of each applicant's employment history including, but not limited to, any relevant child-caring experience; Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.13(b)(2) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a school-age child care program staff member; Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.13(b)(3) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.13(b)(4) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse and maltreatment as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(i) of this Part; Corrected
Feb 15, 2024 414.15(a)(4) The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the school-age child care program must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. 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 school-age child care program at any one time. Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children; Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.8(m) There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval. Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.11(b)(1)(i) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: at the time of initial school age child care program application; Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.11(b)(4) The medical statement must give satisfactory evidence that the individual is physically fit to provide child day care and has no diagnosed psychiatric or emotional disorder which would preclude such individual from providing child day care. Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers 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. Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.13(b)(1) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a statement or summary of each applicant's employment history including, but not limited to, any relevant child-caring experience; Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.13(b)(2) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a school-age child care program staff member; Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.13(b)(3) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.13(b)(4) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse and maltreatment as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(i) of this Part; Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.13(b)(5) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is listed on 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, as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(ii); and Corrected
Jan 26, 2024 414.15(b)(12)(iv) The school age child care program must report to the Office: immediately upon learning of any other change that would place the school age child care program out of compliance with applicable regulations; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.8(k)(2)(i) for children between the ages of ten years old and twelve years old: there must be one teacher for every fifteen children; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.8(m) There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval. Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.11(b)(1)(i) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: at the time of initial school age child care program application; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.13(b)(1) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a statement or summary of each applicant's employment history including, but not limited to, any relevant child-caring experience; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.13(b)(2) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a school-age child care program staff member; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.13(b)(3) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.13(b)(4) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse and maltreatment as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(i) of this Part; Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.13(b)(5) School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is listed on 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, as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(ii); and Corrected
Dec 7, 2023 414.14(k) All child care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the program during the program's operating hours. Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 413.4(b) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing 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, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home: Corrected
Jul 6, 2023 413.4(b)(1) all clearances required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section; and 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
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 June, 2020: None