Description: HAPPY BEARS GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE is a Group Family Day Care in Ridgewood NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only; Initial License Date: 1/7/2010; This facility is authorized to administer medications;Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-017663 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-04-08 | Violation | 416.15(c)(6) | Corrected |
| Brief 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; | |||
| 2026-01-23 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-004258 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-01-23 | Violation | 416.7(l) | Corrected |
| Brief 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. | |||
| 2025-07-29 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-055352 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2025-04-23 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-005301 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2024-12-10 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-112827 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2024-08-28 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-082333 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
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Do not send your children here! They do not care for your children properly, do not make any effort to feed them and only speak spanish to all the children. There is something odd about who is in charge as the woman suppossedly running the day care doesnt make the prices or rules but allows her husband to handle it. I was also lied to about the amount of time her husband is actually in the daycare discipling my children! Completely dissatisfied with this "daycare".
I wouldn't have given this "Daycare" any stars but it wasn't an option! My nephew has been injured twice at this site due to lack of supervision from the "provider" because there is usually only one person caring for up to 16 children which is not allowed by law. If safety is your main concern i suggest you leave your children with a pack of wolves before taking them here!!!