38-00 DITMARS BLVD., Queens, NY 11105 · Child Care - Pre School
Mushroom House LLC in Queens was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 43% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: February 15, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 15, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 3 time(s), most recently February 15, 2023.
15 hours of training not completed in 24 months. At least 5 hours of training not conducted in each 12 month period. Required topics not covered.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 15, 2023.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 4 time(s), most recently February 15, 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 10 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 15, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Mushroom House LLC was flagged in 43% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. 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.
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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