Program Name: Serious Fun @ PS 17    License/Registration ID: 669390


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kasey N. Barba Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care Status: Open
School District: Queens 30
Site Address: Map
28-37 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11102
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 20, 2013
Current Registration Period: Sep 20, 2023 - Sep 19, 2027
Phone: (718) 956-5945
Fax:
Total Capacity: 166 School-Aged Children
 
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 program is located in a school.
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: (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 26, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-007441 Violations Found
Sep 5, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-083852 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 16, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-007412 Violations Found
Nov 13, 2023 Documentation Review 2023-I-NYCDOH-051120 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 20, 2023 Documentation Review 2023-I-NYCDOH-044742 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jun 23, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-NYCDOH-026718 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 31, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-NYCDOH-007359 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 26, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 26, 2025 414.13(b)(6) 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 complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office. Not Corrected
Mar 26, 2025 414.15(c)(11) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; each staff and volunteer's final and, if applicable, provisional criminal history review and background check approval letter(s); staff resumes; medical statement; acceptable references and other information required by section 414.13 of this Part; Not Corrected
Apr 16, 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
Nov 13, 2023 414.2(e)(1) Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: 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 school-age child care program in conformity with applicable laws and regulations; Corrected
Nov 13, 2023 414.2(e)(5) Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: documentation showing compliance with the training requirements of section 414.14 of this Part; Corrected
Nov 13, 2023 414.2(f) Applicants for renewal of a registration may not be issued a registration until an inspection of the program has been conducted showing compliance with the requirements of this Part and the relevant provisions of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Nov 13, 2023 414.11(c)(1) The registrant 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 staff 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
Sep 20, 2023 413.4 Criminal History Review and Background Clearances Corrected
Sep 20, 2023 414.2(e) Renewal. Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: Corrected
Sep 20, 2023 414.2(e)(6) Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: certification, on forms provided by the Office, that the building, its property and premises, and the surrounding neighborhood and environment are free from environmental hazards. Such hazards include but are not limited to, dry cleaners, gas stations, nuclear laboratories or power plants, property designated as a federal superfund clean-up site, and any property with known contaminated ground or water supplies. Where the historical or current use of the building, its property and premises, or the surrounding neighborhood indicate that an environmental hazard may be present, inspection or testing must be completed by the appropriate local official or authority to determine if such hazard exists. Documentation of the inspection or testing must be appended to the statement required by this paragraph and include a statement from the appropriate local official or authority following this inspection and/or testing that the building, its property and premises, and the surrounding neighborhood meet applicable standards for sanitation and safety; Corrected
Sep 20, 2023 414.2(e)(8) Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: where a program uses a private water supply, a report from a state licensed laboratory or individual, based on tests performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application for renewal, showing that the water meets the standards for drinking water established by the New York State Department of Health; Corrected
Sep 20, 2023 414.2(e)(11) Applicants for renewal of a registration must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the registration the following: documentation from an inspector for the New York State Department of Labor or an insurance company licensed to write boiler insurance in New York State showing that all steam or hot water boilers have been inspected and approved during the current registration period in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Department of Labor. For all other fuel burning heating systems and equipment and boilers not subject to the New York State Department of Labor requirements, documentation of service by a heating contractor performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application for renewal; and Corrected
Sep 20, 2023 414.11(c) The Health Care Plan. Corrected
Sep 20, 2023 414.14(c) Each staff person 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
May 31, 2023 414.11(b)(1)(ii) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work. 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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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, 2020: Yes