112-18 SPRINGFIELD BLVD, Queens, NY 11429 · School Based Child Care
The Nurturing Center Preschool 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 School Based Child Care in NYC (45.2%). Last inspection on record: November 30, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff screening (school-based programs) — cited 8 time(s), most recently December 1, 2021.
School operator conducts pre-employment credential and qualification review.
Fire safety (school-based programs) — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 22, 2021.
Premises free of electrical, chemical, mechanical and other hazards.
Children's health records (school-based programs) — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 21, 2022.
Children enrolled in school-based child care program have not received periodic medical examination.
Staff training (school-based programs) — cited 5 time(s), most recently October 21, 2022.
Teaching and supervisory staff trained in abuse/maltreatment identification and reporting. 2 hours of training received every 24 months. Training provided by OCFS approved trainer. New staff trained within 3 months of hire.
Staff health (school-based programs) — cited 11 time(s), most recently December 1, 2021.
Each staff member has documentation showing they received 2 doses measles/mumps vaccine, 1 dose rubella vaccine, 2 doses varicella vaccine and 1 dose Tdap.
NYC inspectors cited 28 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 5 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is November 30, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
The Nurturing Center Preschool was flagged in 60% of its inspections, versus a 45.2% average for School Based Child Care centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): School operator conducts pre-employment credential and qualification review. Last cited December 1, 2021; status on record: 8 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Has every staff member completed fingerprinting and background clearance before unsupervised contact with children? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: staff screening (school-based programs).)
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