Group Family Day Care
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Comfort Nurturingminds Possibilities Of Learning Limited
Far Rockaway, NY
· Queens County
Beach 69th Street,
Far Rockaway, NY 11692
Quick Facts
Capacity
16 children
Age Range
12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
159006
Licensed Since
2003
License Issued
Jul 28, 2023
Active Through
Jul 27, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
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About the Provider
Comfort Nurturingminds Possibilities Of Learning Limited is a Group Family Day Care in Far Rockaway 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: 7/28/2003; Care is available during non-traditional hours; This facility is authorized to administer medications;
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday 07:00 AM - 07:00 PM
- Sunday 12:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-097732 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-07-30 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-067482 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-07-30 | Violation | 416.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2026-07-30 | Violation | 416.14(n) | N |
| Brief Description: First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-051719 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Violation | 416.5(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. | |||
| 2026-05-20 | Violation | 416.5(y) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. | |||
| 2026-05-20 | 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; | |||
| 2026-03-04 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-023895 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-02-18 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-002336 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-02-18 | Violation | 416.3(h) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. | |||
| 2026-02-18 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2025-10-21 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-109453 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-29 | Mid-Point | Mid-Point | 2025-I-NYCDOH-055150 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-29 | Violation | 416.14(f)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The required state topics are: business record maintenance and management; | |||
| 2025-07-29 | Violation | 416.15(b)(25)(iii) | N |
| Brief Description: Proof of compliance with training requirements | |||
| 2025-04-17 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-034033 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-04-17 | Violation | 416.11(h)(1)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child; | |||
| 2025-04-10 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-003236 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-04-10 | Violation | 416.5(r) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: An operable flashlight or battery powered lantern must be kept in the child care area. Such equipment must be properly maintained for use in the event of a power failure. | |||
| 2025-04-10 | Violation | 416.5(s)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Every bathroom door lock must be designed to permit opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency. The opening device must be readily accessible. | |||
| 2024-11-27 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-110250 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-11-27 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-100080 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Violation | 416.8(e) | N |
| Brief Description: Approved provider is the primary caregiver | |||
| 2024-10-21 | Violation | 416.8(g)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: When the provider is absent for 3 or fewer consecutive days, the Office does not need to be notified in advance; however the program must keep a written record of the caregiver present in place of the absent provider. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-099552 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-07 | 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. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.8(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.8(e) | N |
| Brief Description: Approved provider is the primary caregiver | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.11(a)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief 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. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.11(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief 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: | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.11(h)(1)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child; | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.13(a)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief 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; | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.13(a)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief 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 | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.13(c) | Corrected |
| Brief 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. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.13(d) | Corrected |
| Brief 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. | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.15(b)(20) | N |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.15(c)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency; | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.15(c)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief 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; | |||
| 2024-10-07 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2024-07-22 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-075240 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-074916 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.8(e) | N |
| Brief Description: Approved provider is the primary caregiver | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.11(a)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief 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. | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law. | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.15(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.15(b)(20) | N |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children | |||
| 2024-07-18 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2024-05-13 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2016-I-NYCDOH-032745 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-02-01 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-002912 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 416.5(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. | |||
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