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Jamaica, NY 11434 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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Shirley Forde is a licensed group home daycare in Saint Albans, New York. The state has licensed it since September 7, 2000, for up to 14 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 6 visits in the last 3 years and cited 6 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
Programs
| Setting | Group child care homeFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Licensed capacity | 14 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Shirley Forde 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
6 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 30, 2026: no rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 6 visits · 6 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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416.13(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.
416.13(b) 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.
416.15(c)(4) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;
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.
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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Jamaica, NY 11434 · takes infants · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Jamaica, NY 11434 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
168-40 127th Ave, Jamaica, NY
122-05 Smith Street, Queens, NY
Jamaica, NY 11434 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Jamaica, NY 11434 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Jamaica, NY 11434 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Saint Albans, NY 11434 · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
Jamaica, NY 11434 · 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 September 7, 2000.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 30, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 6 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 6 rules across 3 of 6 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.
14, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Its hours are not listed. Call (718) 341-5509 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (718) 341-5509 to ask.
(718) 341-5509.
Saint Albans, NY 11434. It is a home daycare, so the provider shares the street address with families directly.