Skip to content
Group home daycareHours not listed· call to confirm

Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare

East Elmhurst, NY 11369 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
licensed capacity
16
a week, county median
$250
year first licensed
2025

We are a directory, not the daycare. We cannot hold a spot, enroll a child or answer questions about care.

Own this daycare? Claim it
Licensed by the stateInspection record

About

About Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare

Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare is a licensed group home daycare in East Elmhurst, New York. The state has licensed it since May 20, 2025, 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 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited 12 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

Ask when you call: rates, current openings, the address and how to visit, staff-to-child ratio, teacher qualifications, whether it accepts child care subsidies and hours.
Type
Group home daycare
Ages
Ask the daycare
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
16 children

Hours

Hours

Hours not listed. Contact the daycare to confirm.
Call to confirm

Programs

Programs and care

SettingGroup child care homeFrom the state license
Licensed capacity16 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Our Happy Place 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).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Queens County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$300
Home daycare$250

Toddler

Center$277
Home daycare$220

Preschool

Center$259
Home daycare$200

School age

Center$225
Home daycare$190

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Group Family Day Care
Capacity
16 children
First licensed
2025
License number
#922159
See the state's record

Summary

5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 27, 2026: 2 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 5 visits · 12 rules in all

  • Supervision and ratios 4
  • Staff training and qualifications 3
  • Records and paperwork 2
  • Background checks 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1
  • Safety and hazards 1

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

See all 5 visits
  1. Aug 27, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) two acceptable references;

    • Background checks

      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,

  2. Aug 25, 2026Inspection9 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      416.15(b)(20) No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

    • Staff training and qualifications

      416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) two acceptable references;

    • Staff training and qualifications

      416.13(a)(2) 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;

    • Records and paperwork

      416.11(b)(7) The program must retain on file in the program a medical statement, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, from a health care provider for each person residing in the home.

    • Health, medication and illness

      416.11(b)(6) The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.

    • Records and paperwork

      416.8(j)(3) 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.

    • Supervision and ratios

      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.

    • Supervision and ratios

      416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

    • Supervision and ratios

      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.

  3. May 22, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      416.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.

      Corrected during the visit

  4. Mar 20, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Dec 2, 2025InspectionNo rules cited

Copied from New York State Office of Children and Family Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

Reviews

Parent reviews

No parent reviews yet

If your child goes or went here, your review helps other parents. We check every review against our review guidelines.

Your rating

Daycares near Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare

Home daycareAccepts child care subsidy

Red House Daycare

Corona, NY 11368 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families

5.0· 8 reviews

FAQ

Questions about Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare

Is Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed May 20, 2025.

When was Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 27, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 12 rules across 3 of 5 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.

How many children can Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare care for?

16, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is Our Happy Place Group Family Daycare?

East Elmhurst, NY 11369. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).