Group Family Day Care
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Fidelity Children Academy
Bronx, NY
· Bronx County
Union Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10459
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
714792
Licensed Since
2015
License Issued
May 21, 2025
Active Through
May 20, 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
Fidelity Children Academy 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. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Initial License Date: 7/10/2013; This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only;
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-006948 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-11-25 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-117253 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-10-22 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-104960 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-08-26 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-048358 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-02 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-008189 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-05-21 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-041709 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-04-03 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2025-I-NYCDOH-017381 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-04-03 | Violation | 416.14(m) | N |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Documentation Review | Documentation Review | 2025-I-NYCDOH-024221 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.4(h)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.5(j) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.8(e) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Approved provider is the primary caregiver | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | P/V |
| Brief Description: One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | P/V |
| Brief Description: One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.14(m) | P/V |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.14(n) | P/V |
| Brief Description: First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.15(b)(12) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Office notified of any change to the home or program | |||
| 2025-02-18 | Violation | 416.15(b)(20) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children | |||
| 2024-11-06 | Monitoring - Enforcement | Monitoring - Enforcement | 2024-I-NYCDOH-105848 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-09-24 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-074432 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-06-11 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-008222 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.4(h)(4) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.8(e) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Approved provider is the primary caregiver | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.8(a) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | P/V |
| Brief Description: One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | P/V |
| Brief Description: One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.14(m) | P/V |
| Brief Description: A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.14(n) | P/V |
| Brief Description: First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.15(b)(12) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Office notified of any change to the home or program | |||
| 2024-03-20 | Violation | 416.15(b)(20) | P/V |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Complaint (Substantiated) | Complaint (Substantiated) | |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-03-14 | Violation | 416.4(h)(4) | N |
| Brief Description: Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow | |||
| 2023-10-04 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-NYCDOH-046539 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-06-24 | Violation | 413.4(a) | 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 for any prospective 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, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home: | |||
| 2022-06-24 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the State Central Register of Child Abuse And Maltreatment database check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the person is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment; and | |||
| 2022-06-24 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(ii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the forms necessary to check 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; and | |||
| 2022-06-24 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the necessary fingerprint image necessary to complete the criminal history review required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | 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. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | 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. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.13(a)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 413.4(a) | 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 for any prospective 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, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home: | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.4(h)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | 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. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.7(o)(4) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The resting/napping places must: be where children will not be stepped on; | |||
| 2022-05-23 | 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. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.8(d) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.11(b)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must retain on file in the program a medical statement, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, from a health care provider for each person residing in the home. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(i) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the State Central Register of Child Abuse And Maltreatment database check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the person is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment; and | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(ii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the forms necessary to check 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; and | |||
| 2022-05-23 | Violation | 416.15(b)(19)(iii) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the necessary fingerprint image necessary to complete the criminal history review required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article. | |||
| 2022-05-23 | 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. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 416.11(b)(7) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must retain on file in the program a medical statement, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, from a health care provider for each person residing in the home. | |||
| 2022-02-22 | Violation | 416.15(b)(12) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. | |||
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