MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC

1323 Clinton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456License
F

Data Freshness & Provenance

Inspection coverage

13 inspections on record

Active providers

License status: License

Last refreshed

April 10, 2026

Latest inspection

September 25, 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 10, 2026

Provider
MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC
License number
548008
Location
1323 Clinton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456
Status
License
Safety grade
F (Poor), score 39.8/100
Inspection record
13 inspections, last inspected September 25, 2025
Provenance
Official state licensing inspections and DaycareCheck scoring. Last refreshed April 10, 2026.

Safety Scorecard

F
Poor39.8 / 100
Health100/100
Safety0/100
Staffing0/100
Compliance65/100

77

Total Violations

Sep 25, 2025

Last Inspection

16

Capacity

Violation Timeline

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

All Violations (88)

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSCOMPLIANCE416.3(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)Mar 13, 2024

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.5(a)(1)Mar 13, 2024

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following:

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.8(a)Mar 13, 2024

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(d)Mar 13, 2024

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(a)(4)Mar 13, 2024

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

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(c)Mar 13, 2024

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)Mar 13, 2024

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

SERIOUSSTAFFING416.13(f)Mar 13, 2024

A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(b)(20)Mar 13, 2024

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

SERIOUSSAFETY416.15(c)(13)Mar 13, 2024

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC's safety grade?

MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC has a safety grade of F (Poor) based on state inspection data. The composite score is 39.8 out of 100.

How many violations does MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC have?

MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC has 77 total violations on record, including 0 critical, 77 serious, and 0 minor.

When was MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC last inspected?

MY FIRST STEP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 2 INC was last inspected on September 25, 2025.

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