Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
Johnney, Kerlester
Brooklyn, NY
· Kings County
Schenck Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11207
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
872929
Licensed Since
2021
License Issued
Jun 4, 2025
Active Through
Jun 3, 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
Johnney, Kerlester 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 medications;
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-027146 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-010615 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.3(h) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.4(h)(4) | N |
| Brief Description: Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.5(a) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.5(b)(4) | Not 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. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.5(d) | N |
| Brief Description: Radiators & pipes have adequate protection to prevent injury when heating system in use | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.5(f)(2) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to unsafe, dangerous or hazardous areas or devices. Such areas and devices include, but are not limited to, holes, pits, wood, pellet and coal burning stoves, fireplaces and permanently installed gas space heaters. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.5(n)(1) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Materials and play equipment used by the children must be sturdy and free from rough edges and sharp corners. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.5(y) | N |
| Brief Description: No strangulation hazards in areas accessible to children (window blind cords, ropes, etc) | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.8(a) | N |
| Brief Description: Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.8(e) | N |
| Brief Description: Approved provider is the primary caregiver | |||
| 2026-03-26 | 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 | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.8(j)(2) | N |
| Brief Description: Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.11(i)(15) | Not Corrected |
| Brief Description: Toileting equipment, such as potty chairs, appropriate to the toilet training level of the children in the group must be provided. | |||
| 2026-03-26 | 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; | |||
| 2026-03-26 | Violation | 416.15(c)(18) | Not 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; | |||
| 2025-10-15 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-105411 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-07-15 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-052175 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-04-08 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2025-I-NYCDOH-012164 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2025-02-11 | Application - Renewal | Application - Renewal | 2025-I-NYCDOH-019587 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-16 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-101406 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2024-10-04 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-099047 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-10-04 | 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. | |||
| 2024-10-04 | Violation | 416.8(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The assistant(s) must also be caring for children whenever the numbers and ages of children in care dictate that an assistant be present. | |||
| 2024-10-04 | Violation | 416.8(j)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. | |||
| 2024-10-04 | 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. | |||
| 2024-10-04 | Violation | 416.11(b)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Initial medical statements sent in with the application or as a result of a new hire must be dated within 12 months preceding the date of application or hiring date. | |||
| 2024-10-04 | 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. | |||
| 2024-10-04 | Violation | 416.11(i)(23) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The premises must be kept free of vermin. | |||
| 2024-09-27 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2024-I-NYCDOH-097039 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-09-27 | 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. | |||
| 2024-09-27 | Violation | 416.8(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The assistant(s) must also be caring for children whenever the numbers and ages of children in care dictate that an assistant be present. | |||
| 2024-09-27 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | 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. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2023-I-NYCDOH-041018 |
| Brief Description: Violations found | |||
| 2024-09-26 | Violation | 416.3(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Rooms that will be used by the children must be well-lighted and well-ventilated. Heating, ventilating and lighting equipment must be adequate for the protection of the health of the children. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | 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. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | 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. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | Violation | 416.8(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The assistant(s) must also be caring for children whenever the numbers and ages of children in care dictate that an assistant be present. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | Violation | 416.8(j)(3) | 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. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | Violation | 416.11(i)(23) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The premises must be kept free of vermin. | |||
| 2024-09-26 | 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; | |||
| 2024-09-26 | 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; | |||
| 2024-06-05 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2024-I-NYCDOH-012618 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited | |||
| 2022-01-27 | Violation | 416.5 | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Safety | |||
| 2022-01-27 | 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. | |||
| 2022-01-27 | Violation | 416.11(c)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The health care plan must describe the following: | |||
| 2022-01-27 | Violation | 416.14(m) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours. | |||
| 2022-01-27 | 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; | |||
| 2022-01-27 | 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; | |||
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