Description: Merle Lewis 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 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.
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Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
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2022-02-08 | 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. | |||
2022-02-08 | 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. | |||
2022-02-08 | 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; | |||
2021-05-24 | 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. | |||
2021-05-24 | 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. | |||
2019-08-28 | Violation | 416.2(d) | Corrected |
Brief Description: Applicants for renewal of a license must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the license the requirements specified in 416.2(d). | |||
2019-08-28 | Violation | 416.2(d)(1) | Corrected |
Brief Description: Applicants for a license renewal must submit to the Office a completed renewal application, including required attestations, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Such application and attestations must include an agreement by the applicant to operate the group family day care home in conformity with applicable laws and regulations; | |||
2019-08-28 | Violation | 416.11(c)(1) | Corrected |
Brief Description: The Licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are those specified in 416.11(c) | |||
2019-04-17 | Violation | 416.15(c)(6) | Corrected |
Brief Description: Maintain on file children's health records, including parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement and immunizations; any available results of lead screening; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child and the frequency of administration of such medications; and a record of illnesses, injuries occurring while in care, and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment | |||
2017-12-29 | 416.11(a)(1) | Corrected | |
Brief Description: Other than children who are enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade, no child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child day care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. | |||
2017-08-24 | 416.13(a)(2) | Corrected | |
Brief Description: The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each 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 | |||
2017-08-24 | 416.13(b) | Corrected | |
Brief Description: All caregivers and volunteers are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Article | |||
2017-08-24 | 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) | Corrected | |
Brief Description: A licensed program must submit to the Office within 15 days of the written notification of the change in caregivers the fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review | |||
2017-08-24 | 416.15(c)(4) | Corrected | |
Brief Description: Maintain on file the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home | |||
2017-08-24 | 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. |
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