Serious Fun @ PS 17 - Astoria NY School-Age Child Care

28-38 29th Street , Astoria NY 11102
(646) 349-3559

About the Provider

Description: Children ages 4-11 will enjoy a daily combination of physical activity, arts and crafts projects, and specialized classes designed to keep their bodies and minds engaged. Offering 3 two-week sessions, with extended full time options to fit your family’s schedule, each day will be comprised of a specialized class, arts and crafts, two outdoor recesses, and quiet time. Serious Fun is committed to keeping kids fit and healthy, and employs a well-trained staff of supervisors and teachers, who are dedicated to providing a fun, engaging, and safe environment for your children.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 9/20/2013; This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 669390
  • Capacity: 157
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Queens 30 School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: Sep 20, 2013
  • Current License Issue Date: Sep 20, 2019
  • 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
2020-01-23 Violation 413.4(d)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.
2020-01-23 Violation 414.4(h) Corrected
Brief Description: The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
2020-01-23 Violation 414.5(b)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.
2020-01-23 Violation 414.13(b)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is listed on 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, as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(ii); and
2020-01-23 Violation 413.4(d)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.
2020-01-23 Violation 414.4(h) Corrected
Brief Description: The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
2020-01-23 Violation 414.5(b)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: The program must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.
2020-01-23 Violation 414.13(b)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is listed on 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, as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(ii); and
2019-07-18 Violation 413.4(d)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: Every licensee and registrant shall obtain fingerprint images, for each prospective employee or volunteer of the child day care program and any person age eighteen or over who will be residing on the premises of the group family day care home or family day care home.
2019-07-18 Violation 414.11(b)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider:
2019-07-18 Violation 414.11(b)(6) Corrected
Brief Description: The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers 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.
2019-07-18 Violation 414.14(n) Corrected
Brief Description: Every director, teacher, and volunteer with the potential for regular and substantial contact with children in care must complete Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period training requirements.

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