Meralia Playground GFDC Corp

3071 Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451License
F

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

12 inspections on record

Active providers

License status: License

Last refreshed

April 6, 2026

Latest inspection

October 16, 2025

Provenance

New York licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring

Quick Facts

These facts are normalized from the official record so they can be quoted directly.

Updated April 6, 2026

Provider
Meralia Playground GFDC Corp
License number
849237
Location
3071 Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451
Status
License
Safety grade
F (Poor), score 22.5/100
Inspection record
12 inspections, last inspected October 16, 2025
Provenance
Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 6, 2026.

Safety Scorecard

F
Poor22.5 / 100
Health25/100
Safety0/100
Staffing0/100
Compliance100/100

45

Total Violations

Oct 16, 2025

Last Inspection

16

Capacity

Violation Timeline

Violations by month over the last 3 years, colored by severity.

All Violations (54)

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Sep 15, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(j)(3)Sep 15, 2025

When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH416.11(c)(2)(i)Sep 15, 2025

The health care plan must describe the following; how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Sep 15, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Sep 15, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Sep 15, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(j)(3)Sep 15, 2025

When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH416.11(c)(2)(i)Sep 15, 2025

The health care plan must describe the following; how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Sep 15, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(j)(3)Sep 15, 2025

When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH416.11(c)(2)(i)Sep 15, 2025

The health care plan must describe the following; how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Sep 15, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Sep 15, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(j)(3)Sep 15, 2025

When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH416.11(c)(2)(i)Sep 15, 2025

The health care plan must describe the following; how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Sep 15, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Sep 15, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(j)(3)Sep 15, 2025

When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH416.11(c)(2)(i)Sep 15, 2025

The health care plan must describe the following; how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Sep 15, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(j)(3)Sep 15, 2025

When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Sep 15, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSHEALTH416.11(c)(2)(i)Sep 15, 2025

The health care plan must describe the following; how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Sep 15, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(d)(3)Jun 5, 2025

The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(b)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(c)(3)Jun 5, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(d)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(c)(3)Jun 5, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(d)(3)Jun 5, 2025

The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(b)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(d)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(c)(3)Jun 5, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(d)(3)Jun 5, 2025

The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(b)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(d)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(c)(3)Jun 5, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(d)(3)Jun 5, 2025

The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(b)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(d)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(c)(3)Jun 5, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(d)(3)Jun 5, 2025

The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(b)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(c)(3)Jun 5, 2025

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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(d)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY413.4(d)(3)Jun 5, 2025

The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(b)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(d)Jun 5, 2025

All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

Resolution: Corrected

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Meralia Playground GFDC Corp's safety grade?

Meralia Playground GFDC Corp has a safety grade of F (Poor) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 22.5 out of 100.

How many violations does Meralia Playground GFDC Corp have?

Meralia Playground GFDC Corp has 45 total violations on record, including 0 critical, 45 serious, and 0 minor.

When was Meralia Playground GFDC Corp last inspected?

Meralia Playground GFDC Corp was last inspected on October 16, 2025.

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