Guiding Light Day Care
Guiding Light Day Care
License/Registration ID: 589404
173-54 104th Avenue, 1st Floor Jamaica, NY 11433
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Inspection ID:
2026-I-NYCDOH-053735
Date:
05/29/2026
Inspection Type:
Documentation Review
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)
Y
416.5 Safety
*
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
416.8 Supervision of Children
*
Approved provider is the primary caregiver
416.8(e)
Y
*
Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation
416.8(a)
Y
*
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)
Y
Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care
416.8(j)(2)
Y
416.14 Training
*
A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care
416.14(m)
Y
Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
416.14(b)
Y
Each identified staff supervising children alone completed Federal Health and Safety training.
416.14(b)
Y
First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care
416.14(n)
Y
Prior to becoming a Provider, the individual completed Federal Health and Safety training
416.14(b)
Y
Provider completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
416.14(b)
Y
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)
Y
Summary of Violations
Date Cited
Regulation
Regulation Description
Compliance Status
Corrected on- Site?
05/29/2026
413.4(f)(3)(ii)
When a clearance conducted pursuant to this section reveals that an existing operator, director, employee, volunteer or person age eighteen (18) or older living in a family day care home or group family day care home has been charged with a crime, the Office shall conduct a safety assessment and take all appropriate steps to protect the health and safety of the children in care. The Office may suspend such program's license or registration based on such a charge when necessary to protect the health and safety of children in care.
Not Corrected
N
05/29/2026
416.15(b)(12)
The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.
Not Corrected
N
05/29/2026
416.15(b)(14)(iii)
The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by a caregiver: serious injury,
Not Corrected
N
Date Cited
05/29/2026
Regulation
413.4(f)(3)(ii)
Regulation Description
When a clearance conducted pursuant to this section reveals that an existing operator, director, employee, volunteer or person age eighteen (18) or older living in a family day care home or group family day care home has been charged with a crime, the Office shall conduct a safety assessment and take all appropriate steps to protect the health and safety of the children in care. The Office may suspend such program's license or registration based on such a charge when necessary to protect the health and safety of children in care.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
05/29/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(12)
Regulation Description
The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.
Compliance Status
Not Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
05/29/2026
Regulation
416.15(b)(14)(iii)
Regulation Description
The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by a caregiver: serious injury,
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