Program Name: Bright Start Early Learning Academy    License/Registration ID: 917687


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Damaris Pearson Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care Status: Open
School District: Queens 28
Site Address: Map
108-10 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jun 10, 2024
Current Registration Period: Jun 10, 2024 - Jun 9, 2028 		Phone: (718) 206-2123
Fax: (718) 206-2126
Total Capacity: 40 School-Aged Children
 
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/4/2025 1:10:20 PM 		0 Preschool aged
40 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: (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 since Jun 10, 2024)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Mar 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-NYCDOH-016154 Violations Found
Dec 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-NYCDOH-114506 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 16, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-NYCDOH-051120 Violations Found
*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: Mar 4, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 4, 2025 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home. Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 414.3(k) Adequate and safe water supply and sewage facilities must be provided and must comply with State and local laws. Hot and cold running water must be available and accessible at all times. Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 414.8(j) When a school-age child care program is in operation, an adequate number of qualified staff must be on duty to protect the health and safety of the children in care. Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children; Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 414.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Corrected
Dec 16, 2024 414.15(a)(4) The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the school-age child care program must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the school-age child care program at any one time. 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
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 July, 2020: None