Children First Childcare Inc.
Children First Childcare Inc.
License/Registration ID: 72516
4471 MUNDY LANE, 1st Floor Bronx, NY 10466
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Inspection ID:
2024-I-NYCDOH-082406
Date:
09/27/2024
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
416.3 Building and Equipment
Diagram of home shows bathroom on 2nd floor as child care space and shows both approved means of egress
416.3(a)
Y
No toxic paints or finishes
416.3(g)
Y
Temperature at least 68 degrees
416.3(d)
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
Adequate barriers to unsafe areas
416.5(f)(2)
Y
All ammunition is secured in a safe storage depository
416.5(x)(1)
Y
Emergency evacuation diagram must be posted
416.5(b)(2)
Y
Firearms, shotguns and rifles are unloaded, with trigger lock, or secured in a safe storage depository
416.5(x)(2)
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
No portable heaters used in rooms accessible to children, regardless of type or fuel source
416.5(c)
Y
Play equipment is used in a safe manner
416.5(n)(3)
Y
Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children
416.5(j)
Y
Program has developed a strategy for shelter in place
416.5(b)(3)(vi)
Y
Public Swimming pools & bathing beaches must have valid permit issued by the local health department
416.5(g)(7)
Y
*
Suitable precautions are taken to eliminate all safety and health hazards
416.5(a)
Y
There must be a cushioned surface under outside play equipment that poses a fall hazard, regardless of height
416.5(n)(5)
Y
Window glass less than 32" above floor & accessible to children is safety grade/has adequate barrier
416.5(p)
Y
Working phone in visible designated area
416.5(m)(2)
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
416.11 Health and Infection Control
All caregivers have knowledge of & access to childrens medical records & all emergency information
416.11(b)(12)
Y
Children wash or are assisted in washing their hands as required
416.11(i)(2)
Y
Diapering area disinfected after each use
416.11(i)(10)
Y
Garbage cans covered and cleaned
416.11(i)(27)
Y
Home and premises are free of vermin
416.11(i)(23)
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?
09/27/2024
413.4(c)(3)
a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years.
Corrected
Y
09/27/2024
416.2(a)(5)
Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: sworn statements by the provider, assistant(s), substitutes and any person 18 years of age or older who resides in the proposed group family day care home indicating whether, to the best of their knowledge, they have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction, and fingerprint images as required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article;
Corrected
Y
09/27/2024
416.2(a)(8)
Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs
Corrected
Y
09/27/2024
416.2(a)(8)(i)
Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: the Statewide Central Register Database Check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the provider, employees, volunteers, and any person 18 years of age or older who lives in the prospective group family day care home is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment;
Corrected
N
09/27/2024
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.
Corrected
N
09/27/2024
416.11(b)(6)
The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes 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. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.
Corrected
N
09/27/2024
416.13(a)(2)
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;
Corrected
Y
09/27/2024
416.13(a)(4)
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and
Corrected
N
09/27/2024
416.13(a)(5)
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: submit a satisfactory medical statement, as required in section 416.11(b).
Corrected
N
09/27/2024
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;
Corrected
Y
09/27/2024
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c)
fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review,
Corrected
N
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
413.4(c)(3)
Regulation Description
a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
Y
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.2(a)(5)
Regulation Description
Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: sworn statements by the provider, assistant(s), substitutes and any person 18 years of age or older who resides in the proposed group family day care home indicating whether, to the best of their knowledge, they have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction, and fingerprint images as required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
Y
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.2(a)(8)
Regulation Description
Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
Y
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.2(a)(8)(i)
Regulation Description
Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: the Statewide Central Register Database Check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the provider, employees, volunteers, and any person 18 years of age or older who lives in the prospective group family day care home is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
09/27/2024
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
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.11(b)(6)
Regulation Description
The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes 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. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.13(a)(2)
Regulation Description
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
Y
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.13(a)(4)
Regulation Description
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.13(a)(5)
Regulation Description
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: submit a satisfactory medical statement, as required in section 416.11(b).
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
09/27/2024
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
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
Y
Date Cited
09/27/2024
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c)
Regulation Description
fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review,
Compliance Status
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