86-28 FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD., Queens, NY 11427 · Child Care - Pre School
The Learning Tree in Queens was inspected 5 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 60% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: October 19, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently October 22, 2021.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 2, 2022.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 22, 2021.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate the potential for exposure to choking hazards by children.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 22, 2021.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 2, 2022.
The center allows staff to perform their duties that are not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are not maintained by the center.
NYC inspectors cited 7 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 5 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is October 19, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
The Learning Tree was flagged in 60% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited October 22, 2021; status on record: 3 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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