Golden Group Family Day Care
Golden Group Family Day Care
License/Registration ID: 267977
251 Blake Avenue, 1st Floor, Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY 11212
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Inspection ID:
2026-I-NYCDOH-020410
Date:
02/02/2026
Inspection Type:
Monitoring
Inspection Result:
Violations found
Compliance Status:
Y-Compliant, N-Noncompliant, N/O-Not Observed, N/A-Not Applicable, P/V-Prior Violation
Reg
Compliance Status
413.3 Enforcement of Regulations
*
Posting of Compliance History Document
413.3(g)(3)(i)
Y
416.4 Fire Protection
*
Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow
416.4(h)(4)
N
416.5 Safety
Any pool installed or modified since 2006 has compliant pool alarm in place and operating
416.5(a)
N/A
High chairs must be sturdy and stable and used by children who can sit independently
416.5(u)(1)
Y
*
No pools/ponds/water hazards located on or adjacent to the program property; or if present, barriers exist to prevent access
416.5(f)(1)
Y
Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children
416.5(j)
Y
416.7 Program Requirements
Individual, sanitary bed coverings are available as needed
416.7(p)
Y
Infants are not confined more than 30 minutes in crib (unless sleeping)
416.7(i)
Y
Sleeping and napping arrangements are made in writing between the parent and the program
416.7(l)
P/V
Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of the program plan
416.7(v)
Y
416.8 Supervision of Children
*
Approved provider is the primary caregiver
416.8(e)
N
*
Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation
416.8(a)
N
*
One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age
416.8(j)(1)
Y
*
One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance
416.8(j)(3)
N
Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care
416.8(j)(2)
Y
416.11 Health and Infection Control
Adequate supply of diapers available
416.11(i)(11)
Y
Bathrooms kept clean with accessible toilet paper, soap and towels
416.11(i)(14)
Y
Children must be adequately cleaned after diaper changes
416.11(i)(3)
N/A
Childrens immunizations are current
416.11(a)(3)
Y
Equipment used by children is cleaned when soiled or at least weekly
416.11(i)(24)
Y
Garbage cans covered and cleaned
416.11(i)(27)
Y
Health care plan on-site and followed by caregiver(s) and staff
416.11(c)(1)
Y
Health checks of each child conducted daily and recorded as described in health care plan
416.11(c)(2)(i)
P/V
Individual drinking cups are provided and not shared
416.11(i)(29)
Y
Medication administered by approved routes only
416.11(f)(8)(v)
N/A
Medication administration log completed documenting time & dosage
416.11(f)(9)(i)
N/A
Medication administration log completed noting any observed side effects
416.11(f)(9)(ii)
N/A
No dampness, odors or accumulated trash on premises
416.11(i)(22)
Y
Sharing personal hygiene items is prohibited
416.11(i)(20)
Y
416.14 Training
*
A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care
416.14(m)
N
Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
416.14(b)
P/V
Each identified staff supervising children alone completed Federal Health and Safety training.
416.14(b)
P/V
First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care
416.14(n)
N/A
Prior to becoming a Provider, the individual completed Federal Health and Safety training
416.14(b)
P/V
Provider completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
416.14(b)
P/V
416.15 Management and Administration
*
Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity
416.15(a)(9)
Y
*
Office notified of any change to the home or program
416.15(b)(12)
Y
Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children
416.15(b)(20)
P/V
Summary of Violations
Date Cited
Regulation
Regulation Description
Compliance Status
Corrected on- Site?
02/02/2026
413.4(a)(4)
a database check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred twenty-four-a of the Social Services Law.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.4(h)(4)
All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.8(a)
Children cannot be left without competent 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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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
N
02/02/2026
416.8(d)
Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.8(e)
The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.8(j)(3)
When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.11(a)(1)
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.13(b)
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 comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.13(f)
A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.14(b)(1)
Each applicant must complete the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements or three-month orientation period training requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Individuals who have completed Office approved training that complies with federal health and safety requirements may be left unsupervised with children. Any teacher, director, or volunteer who does not complete this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such times as the training has been completed.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.14(m)
All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(a)(1)(ii)
Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(b)(11)(i)
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must notify the Office immediately in writing when there is any change of caregivers;
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a)
the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b)
the forms necessary to check 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,
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
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
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e)
two acceptable references;
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(b)(11)(iii)
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must ensure that a medical statement has been submitted before the person has any involvement with children in care, as required in section 416.11 of this Part;
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(b)(11)(v)
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: may not leave the proposed caregiver in sole charge of, or unsupervised with, children until the Office approves the caregiver;
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(c)(4)
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;
Not Corrected
N
02/02/2026
416.15(c)(6)
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Not Corrected
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
413.4(a)(4)
Regulation Description
a database check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred twenty-four-a of the Social Services Law.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
413.4(d)(4)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
413.4(d)(6)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.4(h)(4)
Regulation Description
All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.7(l)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.8(a)
Regulation Description
Children cannot be left without competent 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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.8(d)
Regulation Description
Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.8(e)
Regulation Description
The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.8(j)(3)
Regulation Description
When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.11(a)(1)
Regulation Description
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.11(b)(1)(ii)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.13(b)
Regulation Description
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 comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.13(c)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.13(d)
Regulation Description
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.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.13(f)
Regulation Description
A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.14(b)(1)
Regulation Description
Each applicant must complete the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements or three-month orientation period training requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Individuals who have completed Office approved training that complies with federal health and safety requirements may be left unsupervised with children. Any teacher, director, or volunteer who does not complete this training must not be left unsupervised with children in care until such times as the training has been completed.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.14(m)
Regulation Description
All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(a)(1)(ii)
Regulation Description
Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(i)
Regulation Description
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must notify the Office immediately in writing when there is any change of caregivers;
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a)
Regulation Description
the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b)
Regulation Description
the forms necessary to check 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,
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d)
Regulation Description
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
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e)
Regulation Description
two acceptable references;
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(iii)
Regulation Description
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must ensure that a medical statement has been submitted before the person has any involvement with children in care, as required in section 416.11 of this Part;
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(v)
Regulation Description
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: may not leave the proposed caregiver in sole charge of, or unsupervised with, children until the Office approves the caregiver;
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(c)(4)
Regulation Description
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
02/02/2026
Regulation
416.15(c)(6)
Regulation Description
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
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:
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact:
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (646) 632-6305