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Arverne, NY 11692 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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Honeybee Group Family Daycare is a licensed group home daycare in Arverne, New York. The state has licensed it since April 14, 2022, for up to 16 children.
As a home daycare, the provider shares the address with families when you call.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 13 visits in the last 3 years and cited 26 rules across 6 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
Programs
| Setting | Group child care homeFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Licensed capacity | 16 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Honeybee Group Family Daycare has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Queens County has a median price of $250 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
State record
13 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 2, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 6 of 13 visits · 26 rules in all
For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) 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,
416.8(j)(2) Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.
416.8(j)(1) 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.
416.8(a) 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.
416.7(j) 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.
Corrected during the visit
413.4(b)(2) a search of the National Sex Offender Registry using the National Crime and Information Center.
413.4(b)(1) all clearances required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section; and
413.4(b) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home:
413.4(a)(4) a database check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred twenty-four-a of the Social Services Law.
413.4(a)(3) a search of the New York State Sex Offender Registry; and
413.4(a)(2) a national criminal record check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
413.4(a) The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:
416.11(a)(7) 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.
Corrected during the visit
416.15(c)(18) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care;
416.11(a)(3) The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.
416.15(b)(11)(v) In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: may not leave the proposed caregiver in sole charge of, or unsupervised with, children until the Office approves the caregiver;
416.13(f) A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.
416.11(a)(3) The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
416.11(a)(1) No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
416.8(j)(2) Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.
416.8(j)(1) 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.
416.8(g)(1) When the provider is absent for 3 or fewer consecutive days, the Office does not need to be notified in advance; however the program must keep a written record of the caregiver present in place of the absent provider.
416.8(e) The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home.
416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
416.14(m) 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.
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FAQ
Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed April 14, 2022.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 2, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 13 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 26 rules across 6 of 13 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
16, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Its hours are not listed. Call (917) 293-7975 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (917) 293-7975 to ask.
(917) 293-7975.
Arverne, NY 11692. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.