Program Name: Buddy Day Care    License/Registration ID: 858375


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Elsie Serrano Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Brooklyn 20
Site Address: Map
342 62nd Street, Apt. 1, Brooklyn, NY 11220
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 11, 2020
Current Registration Period: Sep 11, 2024 - Sep 10, 2028 		Phone: (718) 439-7234
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 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*:

* 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

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  
Jan 27, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-NYCDOH-010109 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 14, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-107904 Violations Found
Jul 23, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-054212 Violations Found
May 20, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-NYCDOH-040930 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 27, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-011594 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 8, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-106745 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 9, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-NYCDOH-044154 Violations Found
Apr 4, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-011958 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: Jan 27, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 14, 2025 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) two acceptable references; Corrected
Jul 23, 2025 416.11(b)(1)(ii) The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), 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
Jul 23, 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
Jul 23, 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
Jul 23, 2025 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d) a sworn statement indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction Corrected
Jul 23, 2025 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) two acceptable references; Corrected
Jul 9, 2024 416.15(c)(13) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; 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
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 February, 2021: None