Mirtha's Group Family DayCare - Elmhurst NY Group Family Day Care

40-50 Denman st apt 176 , Elmhurst NY 11373
(718) 578-7931

About the Provider

Description: Our Little Learning child care believes that all children can and will succeed in school and in life if given the proper start and extra support them need in a small, nurturing, and child care setting. Our program focuses on educational exploration through hands-on experiments, play, songs and rhymes as well as oral storytelling. Every child is special in his or her own unique way and these different strengths are celebrated through cooperative learning activities where everyone works together to grow, learn, and have fun.

Additional Information: This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 570144
  • 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
  • Languages Supported: English, Spanish
  • Type of Care: After School, Before School, Before and After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Kindergarten
  • Transportation: Emergency Only
  • Schools Served: Queens 24 School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Jul 02, 2012
  • Current License Issue Date: Jul 02, 2022
  • Current License Expiration Date: Jul 01, 2026
  • District Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (718) 553-3981 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2022-07-29 Violation 416.11(a)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: 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 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.
2021-09-24 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.
2021-09-24 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.
2021-09-24 Violation 416.5(r) Corrected
Brief Description: An operable flashlight or battery powered lantern must be kept in the child care area. Such equipment must be properly maintained for use in the event of a power failure.
2021-09-24 Violation 416.14(n) Corrected
Brief Description: CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component.
2021-09-24 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.
2021-09-24 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.
2021-09-24 Violation 416.5(r) Corrected
Brief Description: An operable flashlight or battery powered lantern must be kept in the child care area. Such equipment must be properly maintained for use in the event of a power failure.
2021-09-24 Violation 416.14(n) Corrected
Brief Description: CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component.
2018-04-12 416.11(a)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
2018-04-12 416.11(b)(1)(ii) Corrected
Brief Description: The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement before such person has any involvement in child care work.
2018-04-12 416.11(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.
2018-04-12 416.12(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.
2018-04-12 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) Corrected
Brief Description: A licensed program must submit to the Office within 15 days of the written notification of the change in caregivers, 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
2018-04-12 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) Corrected
Brief Description: A licensed program must submit to the Office within 15 days of the written notification of the change in caregivers the forms necessary to check the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protecion of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law

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