Program Name: Friends of Crown Heights    License/Registration ID: 707869


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kimley E. Perkins Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care Status: Pending Revocation and Denial  <
Dec 3, 2025 <
School District: Brooklyn 19
Site Address: Map
370 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 6, 2015
Current Registration Period: Feb 6, 2021 - Feb 5, 2025
Phone: (929) 234-2838
Fax: (929) 234-2841
Total Capacity: 34 School-Aged Children
 
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/15/2024 9:46:01 AM
0 Preschool aged
34 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: Yes
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) 306-0301
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 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-NYCDOH-022613 Violations Found
Oct 30, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-NYCDOH-111747 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 8, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-107550 Violations Found
Sep 12, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-100605 Violations Found
Jun 11, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-NYCDOH-045591 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jun 2, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-007955 Violations Found
Jan 30, 2025 Application - Renewal 2024-I-NYCDOH-095623 Violations Found
Apr 18, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-007965 No violations cited for this Inspection
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: Feb 20, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 20, 2026 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: Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.2(e)(9) 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 service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current registration period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.3(l) All buildings used for school-age child care programs must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.8(b) School-age child care programs must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, school-age child care program staff 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 such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as school-age child care program workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.13(b) 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: Not Corrected
Feb 20, 2026 414.15(b)(14)(iii) The program 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 the program: serious injury, Not Corrected
Oct 30, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Oct 8, 2025 414.2(e)(4) 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 of inspections and approvals as set forth in section 414.15(c) of this Part; Not Corrected
Oct 8, 2025 414.2(e)(9) 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 service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current registration period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; Not Corrected
Oct 8, 2025 414.3(l) All buildings used for school-age child care programs must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Oct 8, 2025 414.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 414.2(e)(4) 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 of inspections and approvals as set forth in section 414.15(c) of this Part; Not Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 414.2(e)(9) 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 service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current registration period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; Not Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 414.3(l) All buildings used for school-age child care programs must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Sep 12, 2025 414.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Jun 11, 2025 414.2(e)(4) 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 of inspections and approvals as set forth in section 414.15(c) of this Part; Not Corrected
Jun 11, 2025 414.2(e)(9) 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 service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current registration period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; Not Corrected
Jun 11, 2025 414.3(l) All buildings used for school-age child care programs must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Jun 11, 2025 414.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Jun 2, 2025 414.15(b)(12)(ii) The school age child care program must report to the Office: at least thirty days in advance of any proposed changes to the area used for child care; Corrected
Jan 30, 2025 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
*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) 306-0301

 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, 2021: Yes