Description: Serious Fun After School, Inc. is a non profit corporation dedicated to providing arts enrichment during out of school time at affordable rates so that our children have the opportunity to participate in the best that New York has to offer. The purpose of this corporation is
to provide our community with the best quality child care for school-age children during out of school time;
to provide the children in our care comprehensive enrichment opportunities in the visual and performing arts;
to provide these services at minimal or no cost to the families.
Serious Fun is registered with the State of New York as a licensed School Age Child Care. As a registered child care provider, the cost of the Serious Fun program and transportation can be deducted from federal income taxes for families that qualify. Click here for information on the Child Care Tax Deduction. Click here for information on using employer Dependent Care Savings Accounts to pay for your child care expenses.
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Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
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2021-04-19 | Violation | 414.13(b)(4) | 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 the subject of an indicated report of child abuse and maltreatment as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(i) of this Part; | |||
2021-04-19 | 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 | |||
2021-04-19 | Violation | 414.13(b)(4) | 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 the subject of an indicated report of child abuse and maltreatment as required by section 414.10(b)(1)(i) of this Part; | |||
2021-04-19 | 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 | |||
2019-09-23 | Violation | 414.13(b)(2) | Corrected |
Brief Description: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least three acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a school-age child care program staff member; | |||
2019-09-23 | Violation | 414.13(b)(3) | Corrected |
Brief Description: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; and | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.11(a)(1) | Corrected |
Brief Description: The program must obtain an individual health plan for any child identified as a child with special health care needs, prior to the child being in attendance at the program. | |||
2019-02-13 | 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. | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.13(b)(1) | Corrected |
Brief Description: a statement or summary of each applicant's employment history including, but not limited to, any relevant child-caring experience; | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.13(b)(2) | Corrected |
Brief Description: the names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least three acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant's character, habits and personal qualifications to be a school-age child care program staff member; | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.13(b)(3) | Corrected |
Brief Description: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; and | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.13(b)(4) | Corrected |
Brief Description: the information necessary to determine whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse and maltreatment as required by section 414.10(b)(i) of this Part. | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.13(b)(5) | Corrected |
Brief Description: 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). | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.14(k) | Corrected |
Brief Description: All day care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premise of the child care program during the program's operating hours. | |||
2019-02-13 | Violation | 414.15(b)(23) | Corrected |
Brief Description: Upon termination or resignation of the director, an acting director must be immediately named by the registrant. The appointment of the acting director must be shared with the Office by the next day of business. A permanent director must be on-site within ninety days. |
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