Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Banyan, Shakera
New York, NY
· New York County
East 129th Street,
New York, NY 10035
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Contact Information
Licensed Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
734633
Licensed Since
2016
License Issued
Feb 25, 2026
Active Through
Feb 24, 2030
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
Banyan, Shakera is a Family Day Care in New York NY, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 2 additional school-aged children. It is open Monday - Friday, 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
This facility is authorized to administer medications;
Hours of Operation
- Monday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-064378 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-027704 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-01-29 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-007226 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-11-06 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2025-I-NYCDOH-107604 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-091361 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-09-03 | Violation | 417.14(m) | Corrected |
| Brief 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. | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-114589 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Violation | 413.4(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office 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, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home: | |||
| 2025-06-12 | Violation | 413.4(d)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used. | |||
| 2025-03-05 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-008469 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-03 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-098717 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-03 | Violation | 417.4(b)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The registrant must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents. | |||
| 2024-10-03 | Violation | 417.4(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals. | |||
| 2024-10-03 | Violation | 417.5(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. | |||
| 2024-08-06 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-008529 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-08-06 | Violation | 417.14(f)(8) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment; | |||
| 2024-08-06 | Violation | 417.14(f)(10) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: adverse childhood experiences, focused on understanding trauma and on nurturing resiliency. | |||
| 2024-03-21 | Mid-Point | Mid-Point | 2024-I-NYCDOH-029668 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 417.7(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 417.8 of this Part. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 417.11(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. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 417.11(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. | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 417.11(h)(1)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The caregivers must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and 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; | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 417.15(c)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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; | |||
| 2022-07-06 | Violation | 417.15(c)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the family day care home, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the family day care home; | |||
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