196-25 42ND AVENUE, Queens, NY 11358 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited KON GEN Corporation (Queens) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 2 times. Its 25% flagged rate is about the same as the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: August 19, 2022.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 5 time(s), most recently October 20, 2021.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 5 time(s), most recently October 20, 2021.
Toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 9 time(s), most recently October 20, 2021.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 20, 2021.
Diaper changing counter not properly constructed. Diaper changing area observed not to be adjacent to a hand wash sink with adequate hot and cold running water.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 20, 2021.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 21 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is August 19, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
KON GEN Corporation was flagged in 25% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited October 20, 2021; status on record: 5 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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