Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Dora's Garden Playhouse, Corp.
Brooklyn, NY
· Kings County
East 16th 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
506222
Licensed Since
2011
License Issued
Apr 20, 2025
Active Through
Apr 19, 2029
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
Dora's Garden Playhouse, Corp. 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. 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: 4/30/2012; There has been enforcement actions since 2003; Care is available during non-traditional hours;
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-061818 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-04-22 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-035163 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-01-12 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-004946 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-10-29 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-111393 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-10 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-051211 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-04-30 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-037105 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-02-07 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-006055 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-02-07 | Violation | 416.11(a)(3) | N |
| Brief Description: Childrens immunizations are current | |||
| 2024-12-26 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2024-I-NYCDOH-111569 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-12-26 | Violation | 416.3(h) | N |
| Brief Description: No peeling or damaged paint or plaster inside and outside the home | |||
| 2024-12-26 | Violation | 416.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2024-12-26 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | N |
| Brief Description: Daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of all caregivers, employees & volunteers | |||
| 2024-07-23 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-075618 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-07-23 | Violation | 416.4(d) | N |
| Brief Description: Operational smoke alarm in designated nap room or if no door, in adjacent room | |||
| 2024-04-11 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-041983 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-04-09 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-005924 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-04-09 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | N |
| Brief Description: One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance | |||
| 2022-03-29 | Violation | 416.8(e) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | Violation | 416.8(e) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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: | |||
| 2022-02-16 | 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. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | Violation | 416.13(c) | 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 hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law. | |||
| 2022-02-16 | Violation | 416.13(d) | 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. | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Violation | 416.8(e) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home. | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Violation | 416.15(c)(5) | Not 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; | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Violation | 416.8(e) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home. | |||
| 2022-01-12 | 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; | |||
| 2022-01-12 | Violation | 416.15(c)(13) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; | |||
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