Children of Paradise is child care in the provider's own home. New York State licenses this kind of home (“group family day care”) for up to 12 children plus 4 school-age children; an assistant must be on hand once more than eight children are present. State inspectors check it, not the city Health Department. The state's file shows 4 inspection visits, most recently Oct 22, 2026, with no uncorrected violations on file. Per the state's record, this provider had violations in the last 3 years, all shown as fixed in the record. Its license or registration runs through Jun 12, 2028 in the state registry. Everything we publish for this record is free.
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Inspection history
Every state inspection visit on record for this home, newest first, from New York State's public file. We show the record as it stands and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- New York State inspects home programs at least once a year unannounced, when the license or registration comes up for renewal, and after complaints. Every visit is listed with its date and result.
- Violations found means inspectors cited one or more rule violations on that visit. Each one lists the rule, what it requires, and whether the record shows it corrected (fixed) or still uncorrected.
- The state doesn't publish severity rankings the way the city does for daycare centers. Read the description itself, and ask the provider about anything that worries you.
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Official rule text — what the state requires: The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and
What this means
Records The provider, assistants and substitutes must give the state the names, addresses and daytime phone numbers of at least two acceptable references who are not relatives. One must be able to speak to employment history if the person has worked outside the home, and one to character and personal qualifications. The citation concerns that paperwork.
Worth asking: Are the required references on file for everyone who works with the children?
Official rule text — what the state requires: At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14.
What this means
Records At the two year point of a four year licensing cycle, a program must be able to show the state proof that it meets the training requirements of section 416.14. The citation concerns that proof.
Worth asking: Can you show me the training records that cover this licensing cycle?
Official rule text — what the state requires: 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.
What this means
Records The provider, assistants and substitutes must each submit a medical statement from a health care provider before having any involvement in child care work. The citation concerns those statements.
Worth asking: Does every adult who cares for children have a medical statement on file?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The program must retain on file in the program a medical statement, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, from a health care provider for each person residing in the home.
What this means
Records The program must keep on file a medical statement from a health care provider for each person residing in the home. The citation concerns that file.
Worth asking: Is there a medical statement for each person who lives in the home?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: 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;
What this means
Records The provider, assistants and substitutes must each have two years of experience caring for children under six, or one year of that experience plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The state's wording counts child-rearing as experience. The citation concerns that qualification, and the public record does not say which person it applied to.
Worth asking: What childcare experience and training does each caregiver have?
Official rule text — what the state requires: a sworn statement indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction
What this means
Records Among the background check paperwork a program must keep on file is a sworn statement saying whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction. The citation concerns that paperwork. It does not say anyone was convicted.
Worth asking: Is the required sworn statement on file for everyone it applies to?
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