Bright Blossoms Daycare, LLC - Merrick NY Group Family Day Care

1803 Florence Street , Merrick NY 11566
(516) 729-2118

About the Provider

Description: Bright Blossoms Daycare, LLC is a Group Family Day Care in Merrick NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Total Capacity: 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.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 730251
  • Capacity: 16
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Merrick School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2015-09-23
  • Current License Issue Date: 2021-09-23
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2025-09-22
  • District Office: Long Island Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (631) 240-2560 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2022-02-17 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.
2022-02-17 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.
2022-02-17 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.
2022-02-17 Violation 416.12(n) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
2022-02-17 Violation 416.15(b)(12) Corrected
Brief 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.
2022-02-17 Violation 416.15(b)(19) Corrected
Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must:
2021-08-23 Violation 416.4(i) Corrected
Brief Description: Trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored in the furnace room, or in rooms or outdoor areas adjacent to the home that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children. If there is not a separate, enclosed furnace room, trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored within four feet of the furnace.
2021-08-23 Violation 416.5(l)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: The license and record of vaccinations must be available to the Office when requested for all animals present at the program.
2021-08-23 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.
2021-08-23 Violation 416.11(h)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: When a caregiver has not been authorized to administer medications in a day care setting in accordance with the requirements of section 416.11(f) of this Part, such caregiver may administer emergency care through the use of epinephrine auto-injector devices, diphenhydramine, when prescribed in combination with the auto injector, asthma inhaler and asthma nebulizer when necessary to prevent anaphylaxis or breathing difficulty for an individual child but only when the parent and the child's health care provider have indicated such treatment is appropriate. In addition:
2021-08-23 Violation 416.11(i)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Caregivers and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2021-08-23 Violation 416.11(i)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: Caregivers and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
2021-08-23 Violation 416.12(q) Corrected
Brief Description: If more than one child in the program is receiving breast milk, infant formula or other individualized food items, all containers or bottles must be clearly marked with the child's first and last name.
2021-08-23 Violation 416.4(i) Corrected
Brief Description: Trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored in the furnace room, or in rooms or outdoor areas adjacent to the home that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children. If there is not a separate, enclosed furnace room, trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored within four feet of the furnace.
2021-08-23 Violation 416.5(l)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: The license and record of vaccinations must be available to the Office when requested for all animals present at the program.

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