Program Name: Bright Minds Academy    License/Registration ID: 853445


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Donna-Lee O. Ziegeler Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care Status: Open
School District: Richmond 31
Site Address: Map
75 Skyline Drive, Staten Island, NY 10304
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 9, 2019
Current Registration Period: Dec 9, 2023 - Dec 8, 2027
Phone: (877) 826-2060
Fax:
Total Capacity: 21 School-Aged Children
 
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 9/27/2023 11:27:40 PM
0 Preschool aged
0 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

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (646) 632-6305
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  
Jun 13, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-024765 Violations Found
Feb 13, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-011432 Violations Found
Aug 30, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-083214 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 11, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-051557 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 9, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-011771 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 6, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-NYCDOH-034189 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
Date of Last Inspection: Jun 13, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 13, 2025 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 13, 2025 413.4(d)(4) The clearances required pursuant to this section, other than those for which on-going criminal history results are provided, shall be conducted 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, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home at least once every five years in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office. Corrected
Feb 13, 2025 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 13, 2025 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
Feb 13, 2025 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
Dec 6, 2023 414.11(b)(7) After the initial medical statement, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the staff person's or volunteer's health care provider or at the start of new employment. Corrected
Dec 6, 2023 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
Dec 6, 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
*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: (646) 632-6305

 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 August, 2020: None