Description: Dancing Dolphin Child Care 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.
Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer medications;Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-052660 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2026-03-05 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-011952 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-03-05 | Violation | 416.14(n) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component. | |||
| 2025-11-07 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-113690 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2025-08-14 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-059059 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-08-14 | Violation | 416.3(n) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Adequate and safe water supply and sewage facilities must be provided and must comply with State and local laws. Hot and cold running water must be available and accessible at all times. | |||
| 2025-04-22 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-013662 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-04-22 | Violation | 416.6(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The Licensee must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the group family day care home provided or arranged for by a caregiver. | |||
| 2025-04-22 | Violation | 416.11(f)(7)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Over-the-counter products, including but not limited to over-the-counter topical ointments, lotions, creams, sprays, including sunscreen products and topically applied insect repellant can be administered by a caregiver for one day only, with verbal permission of the parent. If an over-the-counter product is to be administered on a subsequent day or an ongoing basis, written permission from the parent must have been provided to the caregiver. | |||
| 2025-04-22 | 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; | |||
| 2025-04-22 | 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; | |||
| 2025-04-22 | 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; | |||
| 2024-10-28 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-103749 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
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