Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Early Steps Kids Daycare Llc
Bronx, NY
· Bronx County
Mapes Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10460
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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Contact Information
Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
880446
Licensed Since
2022
License Issued
Apr 25, 2026
Active Through
Apr 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
EARLY STEPS KIDS DAYCARE LLC is a Group Family Day Care in Bronx 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, 07:30 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
- Monday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-011128 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-27 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2026-I-NYCDOH-045944 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-04-27 | Violation | 416.2(d)(7) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Applicants for renewal of a license must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the license the following: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14 of this Part; and | |||
| 2026-04-27 | Violation | 416.5(b) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The licensee must submit a written Emergency Plan and Emergency Evacuation Diagram using the forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent form. Primary emphasis must be placed on the safe and timely evacuation and relocation of all children. The plan must account for the variety of needs of children, including those with disabilities. | |||
| 2026-04-27 | Violation | 416.11(c)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The Licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: | |||
| 2026-04-27 | Violation | 416.14(c) | Not 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: | |||
| 2026-02-25 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2025-I-NYCDOH-120091 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-02-25 | Violation | 416.4(d) | N |
| Brief Description: Operational smoke alarm in designated nap room or if no door, in adjacent room | |||
| 2026-02-25 | 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: | |||
| 2026-02-25 | Violation | 416.11(b)(6) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program. | |||
| 2026-02-25 | 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 | |||
| 2026-02-25 | Violation | 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: a sworn statement indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction | |||
| 2025-11-03 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-104061 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-06-11 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-045772 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-01-30 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-012734 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-01-30 | 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. | |||
| 2025-01-30 | Violation | 416.15(c)(18) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care; | |||
| 2024-04-02 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-040106 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-013254 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 416.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation | |||
| 2024-03-27 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | N |
| Brief Description: One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age | |||
| 2024-02-20 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
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