Brainy Tots Childcare
Bronx, NY 10459 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
We are a directory, not the daycare. We cannot hold a spot, enroll a child or answer questions about care.
Own this daycare? Claim itAbout
Lilliam Ruiz is a licensed group home daycare in Bronx, New York. The state has licensed it since December 21, 2011, for up to 12 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 9 visits in the last 3 years and cited 23 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 | 12 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Lilliam Ruiz has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a home daycare in Bronx County has a median price of $250 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
State record
9 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 17, 2026: 3 rules cited
Rules cited on 6 of 9 visits · 23 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.
Own this daycare? Add your response to the state record
416.12(n) The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made. (not corrected)
416.7(l) Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part. (not corrected)
416.6(a) The Licensee must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the group family day care home provided or arranged for by a caregiver. (not corrected)
416.14(c) Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
416.11(c)(1) The Licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:
416.2(d)(7) Applicants for renewal of a license must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the license the following: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14 of this Part; and
416.2(d)(1) Applicants for renewal of a license must submit: a completed application for renewal, including required attestations, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Such application and attestations must include an agreement by the applicant to operate the group family day care home in conformity with applicable laws and regulations;
416.2(d) Renewal. Applicants for renewal of a license must submit to the Office at least 60 days in advance of the expiration date of the license the following:
416.2(a)(15) Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: a health care plan developed in accordance with requirements of section 416.11(c); and
416.2(a)(14) Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: the site to be used for child care must meet the definition and requirements of a personal residence as outlined in Part 413. The licensee must submit documentation, acceptable to the Office, to prove that the group family day care home is being used as a residence;
413.2(d)(12) Personal residence means a one or two family dwelling or a single dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling classified for permanent occupancy under the New York State Building Code, except that a community residence shall not be considered a residence for purposes of the child day care regulations. A one family residence shall be considered to have one dwelling unit and a two family residence shall be considered to have two dwelling units. A dwelling unit must be occupied or used as living space to be used for family or group family day care and considered a residence for purposes of the child day care regulations, except as follows:
416.14(n) CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component.
416.5(f)(1) Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.
416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
416.13(d) 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.
416.13(c) 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.
413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for 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.
413.4(c)(3) 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.
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:
416.14(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.
416.15(c)(14) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: documentation of training sessions attended in accordance with section 416.14 of this Part;
416.15(b)(25)(iii) At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14.
416.14(c) Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
Reviews
If your child goes or went here, your review helps other parents. We check every review against our review guidelines.
Bronx, NY 10459 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Bronx, NY 10459 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
421 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT
1232 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY
1000 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY
Bronx, NY 10459 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Bronx, NY 10459 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Bronx, NY 10459 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Bronx, NY 10459 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
FAQ
Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed December 21, 2011.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 17, 2026, with 3 rules cited. It lists 9 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 23 rules across 6 of 9 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.
12, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Its hours are not listed. Call (718) 328-4891 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (718) 328-4891 to ask.
(718) 328-4891.
Bronx, NY 10459. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.