75-02 51 AVENUE, Queens, NY 11373 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 12 inspections NYC logged for Books And Rattles, INC. from 2020 to 2023, 5 resulted in cited violations — a 42% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: February 23, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 8 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
Milk observed stored at a temperature above 41 deg. F Milk observed stored in the center beyond the expiration date.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 17, 2023.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 7 time(s), most recently January 17, 2023.
Enrolled children 6 months to 59 months have not received FDA approved annual influenza immunization by December 31 of the year.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 8, 2022.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
NYC inspectors cited 24 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 12 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 23, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Books And Rattles, INC. was flagged in 42% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish. Last cited January 18, 2023; status on record: 8 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Can we walk the classrooms together? I want to see the current condition of the floors, walls, ceilings and windows. (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits.)
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