Description: Brighter Horizons Inc. is a Group Family Day Care in staten island 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.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-027576 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-012215 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-24 | 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. | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.8(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age, emotional, physical and cognitive development. | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care. | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.8(p)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Each group family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.11(h)(5)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.15(a)(9) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time. | |||
| 2026-03-24 | Violation | 416.15(b)(20) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program. | |||
| 2026-03-24 | 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; | |||
| 2025-10-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-NYCDOH-054095 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2025-08-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-059399 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-08-14 | 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. | |||
| 2025-08-14 | 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; | |||
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