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The Soft Spot Daycare

Staten Island, NY 10314 · home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
licensed capacity
16
year first licensed
2025

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About The Soft Spot Daycare

The Soft Spot Daycare is a licensed group home daycare in Staten Island, New York. The state has licensed it since August 11, 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 4 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

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Licensed capacity
16 children

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Inspection reports for The Soft Spot Daycare

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Group Family Day Care
Capacity
16 children
First licensed
2025
License number
#939388
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Summary

5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 25, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 2 of 5 visits · 4 rules in all

  • Background checks 1
  • Records and paperwork 1
  • Supervision and ratios 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.

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  1. Aug 25, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Apr 23, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Feb 19, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Background checks

      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:

  4. Oct 30, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Oct 23, 2025Inspection3 rules cited
    • 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(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.

    • Safety and hazards

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

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.

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FAQ

Questions about The Soft Spot Daycare

Is The Soft Spot Daycare licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed August 11, 2025.

When was The Soft Spot Daycare last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 25, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.

Has The Soft Spot Daycare had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 4 rules across 2 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 The Soft Spot Daycare care for?

16, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are The Soft Spot Daycare's hours?

Its hours are not listed.

Where is The Soft Spot Daycare?

Staten Island, NY 10314. 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).