Saladin, Melissa 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 7 inspection visits, most recently Sep 4, 2026, with 14 violations not yet shown as fixed. 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 May 29, 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: a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years.
What this means
Records The required background clearances include a search of the child abuse or neglect registry of any state other than New York where the person lives or lived during the preceding five years. The citation concerns that search. It does not say what a search found.
Worth asking: Has every adult who needs an out of state registry search had one?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
What this means
Practice Children must be supervised at all times. The state's wording defines this as awareness of what each child is doing, with every child in a caregiver's range of vision except where the rule allows otherwise, and a caregiver close enough to step in. The public record does not describe what was seen.
Worth asking: How are the children supervised during naps, meals and outdoor play?
Official rule text — what the state requires: One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.
What this means
Practice One caregiver may care for at most six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight are school aged. A citation means the group was larger than that when the home was cited.
Worth asking: How many children are in the group, and how many caregivers are present?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.
What this means
Practice Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of them school age, are in care. A citation means that was not the case when the home was cited.
Worth asking: What happens when more than six young children are here at once?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Each applicant must complete the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements or three-month orientation period training requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Individuals who have completed Office approved training that complies with federal health and safety
What this means
Records Each applicant must finish state approved training that meets the federal minimum health and safety requirements, before starting or within three months of starting. Anyone who has not finished it must not be left alone with children. The citation concerns that training.
Worth asking: Have all caregivers completed the required health and safety training?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
What this means
Records Each employee and volunteer must complete at least 30 hours of training every two years. The citation concerns that requirement, and the public record does not say how many hours were short.
Worth asking: How many training hours has each caregiver completed in the last two years?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program.
What this means
Records Caregivers need 30 hours of training every two years, and fifteen of those hours must be completed in the person's first six months at the program. The citation concerns that training record.
Worth asking: Are the training certificates for every caregiver on file?
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