75-02 51 AVENUE, Queens, NY 11373 · Child Care - Pre School
Books & Rattles, INC. in Queens was inspected 16 times between 2020 and 2023, and 8 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 50% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 15, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Group child care (daycare center) standards (47.05) — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 15, 2023.
Number of children in attendance exceeds approved maximum child capacity.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 15, 2023.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 7, 2023.
Enrolled children 6 months to 59 months have not received FDA approved annual influenza immunization by December 31 of the year.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 4, 2021.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 3 time(s), most recently February 7, 2023.
Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies.
NYC inspectors cited 27 violation(s) across 8 flagged inspections (out of 16 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 15, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Books & Rattles, INC. was flagged in 50% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Number of children in attendance exceeds approved maximum child capacity. Last cited February 15, 2023; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
The city's inspection notes say: "Approved maximum child capacity not documented on permit." What did you change after that inspection? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: group child care (daycare center) standards (47.05).)
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