Fortunato, Ruth - Bronx NY Group Family Day Care

1240 SHERMAN AVE., Apt. E-9 Apt. PH, 1st Floor, BRONX NY 10456
(718) 503-5116

About the Provider

Description: Fortunato, Ruth 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 Total Capacity: 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: 9/21/2010;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 459617
  • Capacity: 16
  • Age Range: Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Bronx 9 School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Sep 21, 2010
  • Current License Issue Date: Sep 21, 2020
  • Current License Expiration Date: Sep 20, 2024
  • District Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (347) 854-1971 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2020-02-20 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.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.4(f) Corrected
Brief Description: Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A group family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals.
2020-02-20 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.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.5(i) Corrected
Brief Description: Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.7(l) Corrected
Brief Description: Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.8(a) Not 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.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.8(e) Corrected
Brief Description: The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.8(j)(3) Not Corrected
Brief Description: When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.
2020-02-20 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:
2020-02-20 Violation 416.11(b)(1)(ii) 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: before such person has any involvement in child care work.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.11(i)(27) Corrected
Brief Description: Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying.
2020-02-20 Violation 416.12(n) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
2020-02-20 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;
2020-02-20 Violation 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) Corrected
Brief Description: the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,
2020-02-20 Violation 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) Corrected
Brief Description: 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,

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