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SUGARCONE CHILDCARE INC.

2025 53rd Street, Brooklyn, 11204

SUGARCONE CHILDCARE INC. 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 3 inspection visits, most recently Sep 16, 2026, with 10 violations not yet shown as fixed. Per the state's record, this provider has violations the record does not yet show as fixed. Its license or registration runs through Mar 1, 2029 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.

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  • 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.
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2026-09-16Violations Found
Violation · §416.11(b)(7)OPEN

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?

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Violation · §416.13(a)(4)OPEN

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?

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2026-06-18Violations Found
Violation · §416.4(b)(1)OPEN

Official rule text — what the state requires: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.

What this means

Practice The rule requires evacuation drills at least monthly, during the hours the home is open. A citation means that was not being done when the home was cited.

Worth asking: When was your last evacuation drill?

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Violation · §416.11(a)(7)OPEN

Official rule text — what the state requires: With the exception of children meeting the criteria of section 416.11(a)(6), children enrolled in child day care must remain current with their immunizations in accordance with the current schedule for required immunizations established in the New York Public Health Law.

What this means

Records Children enrolled in child day care must remain current with their immunizations under the schedule in the New York Public Health Law, apart from children covered by the exceptions in 416.11(a)(6). The citation concerns a child whose immunizations were not current.

Worth asking: How does the program track each child's immunization dates?

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Violation · §416.11(b)(7)OPEN

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?

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Violation · §416.13(a)(2)OPEN

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?

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2026-01-08Violations Found
Violation · §416.3(e)Corrected

Official rule text — what the state requires: A firm clean crib, cot, bed or washable padded mat of age-appropriate size and construction must be provided for all children requiring a rest period.

Violation · §416.4(b)(1)Corrected

Official rule text — what the state requires: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.

What this means

Practice The rule requires evacuation drills at least monthly, during the hours the home is open. A citation means that was not being done when the home was cited.

Worth asking: When was your last evacuation drill?

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Violation · §416.5(b)(4)Corrected

Official rule text — what the state requires: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.

What this means

Practice Each program must hold two shelter in place drills a year, during which procedures and supplies are reviewed, and parents must be told about the drill in advance. The citation concerns those drills.

Worth asking: When was the last shelter in place drill, and how were parents told?

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Violation · §416.7(j)Corrected

Official rule text — what the state requires: Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface.

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