63-08 69 PLACE, Queens, NY 11379 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 10 inspections NYC logged for Books And Rattles, INC. from 2020 to 2023, 5 resulted in cited violations — a 50% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: November 1, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 16, 2021.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Disease reporting — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 17, 2021.
Suspected and confirmed cases and carriers of diseases covered under this section shall be reported to the Department immediately by phone and in writing by facsimile mail or electronic transmission.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 28, 2022.
The center fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 5 time(s), most recently October 28, 2022.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Daily health checks & illness procedures — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 28, 2022.
The center fails to conduct and document daily health assessment of incoming children. Individual not trained to identify disease.
NYC inspectors cited 19 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is November 1, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Books And Rattles, INC. was flagged in 50% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited July 16, 2021; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Has every adult with unsupervised access to children — including volunteers — cleared fingerprinting and the State Central Register? Can you confirm no one starts before clearance? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: staff background screening & clearances.)
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