Group Family Day Care
✓ Licensed
GIGGLES 5618 INC.
Brooklyn, NY
· Kings County
5618 21st Avenue 2nd Floor,
Brooklyn, NY 11204
Quick Facts
Capacity
16 children
Age Range
12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
Food Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Group Family Day Care
Active License
License Number
898255
Licensed Since
2023
License Issued
Apr 11, 2023
Active Through
Apr 10, 2027
Issued By
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
District Office
New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
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About the Provider
GIGGLES 5618 INC. is a Group Family Day Care in Brooklyn NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2026-I-NYCDOH-056336 |
| Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection | |||
| 2026-02-24 | Annual Unannounced | Annual Unannounced | 2026-I-NYCDOH-012568 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2026-02-24 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2025-12-31 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-123489 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-12-31 | Violation | 416.5(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Portable electric heaters or other portable heating devices, regardless of the type of fuel used, may not be used in rooms accessible to the children. | |||
| 2025-12-31 | Violation | 416.15(c)(3) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency; | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Monitoring | Monitoring | 2025-I-NYCDOH-098817 |
| Brief Description: Violations Found | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.4(b)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.4(f) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A group family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals. | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.13(a)(2) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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; | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.14(c)(1) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.14(m) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours. | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: the forms necessary to check 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, | |||
| 2025-09-05 | Violation | 416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) | Corrected |
| Brief Description: fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review, | |||
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