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Childery

Guiding Light Day Care

173-54 104TH AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11433Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 17% violation rate across 6 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected March 2026) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes New York's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. New York caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:8. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.

Quality Recognitions & Accreditations

Accreditations
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
  • National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
  • National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited

Facility Info

Facility type
Group Child Care Home
Age groups served
School-Age
Licensed capacity
16
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:48
Toddlers1:512
Preschool1:821

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Child Development Associate (CDA)

Inspection History

2 Inspection Visits Since 2026 · 5 Findings · 0% Corrected at Visit
Most recent: May 29, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
1 Critical4 Important

Across 2 inspections since 2026, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (2), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.

See All 2 Inspection Visits
  1. May 29, 20263 Findings3 Important
    • When a Clearance Conducted Pursuant to This Section Reveals That an Existing Operator413.4(f)(3)(ii)

      When a clearance conducted pursuant to this section reveals that an existing operator, director, employee, volunteer or person age eighteen (18) or older living

    • The Group Family Day Care Home Must Report to the Office: Any Change Affecting416.15(b)(12)

      The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building

    • The Caregiver Must Immediately Notify the Parent and Office Upon Learning of the Following Events Involving a Child…416.15(b)(14)(iii)

      The caregiver must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care a

  2. May 21, 20262 Findings1 Critical1 Important
    • Corporal Punishment Is Prohibited416.9(j)

      Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Part, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but no

    • The Caregivers Must Use Acceptable Techniques and Approaches to Help Children Solve Problems.416.9(b)

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