167-01 UNION TURNPIKE, Queens, NY 11366 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 10 inspections NYC logged for Tiny Footsteps, INC from 2020 to 2023, 2 resulted in cited violations — a 20% flagged rate, which is about the same as the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: February 21, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 13 time(s), most recently January 30, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 30, 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.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 30, 2023.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 20, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 18 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 21, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Tiny Footsteps, INC was flagged in 20% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited January 30, 2023; status on record: 7 OPEN, 6 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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