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Program Name: NOAH'S ARK FAMILY GROUP DAYCARE INC. License/Registration ID: 844741

Program Overview

Contact Name: Arilis Valdez

Contact Title: On-Site Provider

Program Type: Group Family Day Care

Status: Open

School District: Bronx 8

Site Address:

551 Rosedale Avenue, Apt. 1A, 1st Floor, Bronx, NY 10473

First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 6, 2019
Current Registration Period: Aug 6, 2025 - Aug 5, 2029

Phone:
Fax:

Total Capacity:	12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 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: This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/19/2025 11:28:17 AM**	0 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*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

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 11, 2025

Application - Renewal

2025-I-NYCDOH-029635

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
416.13(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)(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

Mar 4, 2025

Annual Unannounced

2025-I-NYCDOH-011119

Violations Found

Oct 18, 2024

Monitoring

2024-I-NYCDOH-101970

No violations cited for this Inspection

Jul 26, 2024

Monitoring

2024-I-NYCDOH-076323

Violations Found

Regulation	Description	Compliance Status
416.7(l)	Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.	Corrected
416.11(h)(1)(i)	The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child;	Corrected
416.12(n)	The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.	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: Apr 11, 2025	Currently uncorrected violations: None

Date

Regulation

Description

Compliance Status as of last inspection

Apr 11, 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

Apr 11, 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

Apr 11, 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

Apr 11, 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

Apr 11, 2025

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

Mar 4, 2025

416.3(h)

Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.

Corrected

Jul 26, 2024

416.7(l)

Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.

Corrected

Jul 26, 2024

416.11(h)(1)(i)

The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child;

Corrected

Jul 26, 2024

416.12(n)

The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.

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, 2021: None