Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Bright Start
Brooklyn, NY
· Kings County
East 29th street,
Brooklyn, NY 11235
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
272782
Licensed Since
2006
License Issued
Dec 6, 2022
Active Through
Dec 5, 2026
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
Bright Start is a Group Family Day Care in Brooklyn 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. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM. 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: 12/6/2006; There has been enforcement actions since 2003; 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 Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2026-I-NYCDOH-065768 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-08-18 | Violation | 416.3(h) | N |
| Brief Description: No peeling or damaged paint or plaster inside and outside the home | |||
| 2026-08-18 | Violation | 416.4(f) | N |
| Brief Description: Extinguishers are appropriate type, in working condition, in the kitchen and outside furnace area | |||
| 2026-04-29 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-046788 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-29 | 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. | |||
| 2026-04-29 | Violation | 416.11(b)(1)(ii) | Not 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: before such person has any involvement in child care work. | |||
| 2026-04-29 | Violation | 416.13(d) | Not 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. | |||
| 2026-03-18 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-003221 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-18 | Violation | 416.11(b)(1)(ii) | Not 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: before such person has any involvement in child care work. | |||
| 2026-03-18 | Violation | 416.13(d) | Not 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. | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-108181 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Violation | 413.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: all clearances required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section; and | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Violation | 416.13(b) | 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 comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title. | |||
| 2025-07-09 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-004182 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-07-09 | Violation | 413.4(a)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: a database check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred twenty-four-a of the Social Services Law. | |||
| 2025-07-09 | 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: | |||
| 2025-07-09 | Violation | 416.4(b)(4) | N |
| Brief Description: Monthly evacuation drills recorded on approved form & available for review | |||
| 2025-07-09 | Violation | 416.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-033834 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 416.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 416.5(d) | N |
| Brief Description: Radiators & pipes have adequate protection to prevent injury when heating system in use | |||
| 2025-04-16 | Violation | 416.15(b)(25)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-027204 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-03-06 | Violation | 416.5(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use. | |||
| 2025-03-06 | Violation | 416.14(b) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-12-27 | Mid-Point | Mid-Point | 2024-I-NYCDOH-112171 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-12-27 | Violation | 416.5(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Radiators and pipes located in rooms occupied by children must be covered to protect the children from injury when the heating system is in use. | |||
| 2024-12-27 | 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. | |||
| 2024-12-27 | 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. | |||
| 2024-12-27 | Violation | 416.14(b) | N |
| Brief Description: Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes | |||
| 2024-12-27 | Violation | 416.14(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: | |||
| 2024-12-27 | Violation | 416.15(b)(25)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14. | |||
| 2024-12-27 | 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; | |||
| 2024-12-27 | 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; | |||
| 2024-12-27 | 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; | |||
| 2024-09-16 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-086128 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-06-11 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-003929 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-30 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-04-30 | Violation | 416.15(c)(5) | N |
| Brief Description: Daily attendance records are filled out with arrival and departure times | |||
| 2024-04-30 | Violation | 416.15(c)(8) | N |
| Brief Description: Health statements for each household member | |||
| 2024-04-30 | Violation | 416.15(b)(12) | N |
| Brief Description: Office notified of any change to the home or program | |||
| 2023-11-22 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-NYCDOH-052290 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2023-09-28 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-NYCDOH-045799 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-04-08 | Violation | 416.14(j) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each provider or assistant must submit verification of completion of the training requirements to their program's designated licensing office. | |||
| 2022-03-30 | Violation | 416.15(b)(25)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14. | |||
| 2022-02-11 | 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. | |||
| 2022-02-11 | 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. | |||
| 2022-02-11 | 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; | |||
| 2022-02-11 | Violation | 416.15(c)(5) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; | |||
| 2022-02-11 | 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; | |||
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