30-16 37TH STREET, Queens, NY 11103 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Diki Discovery Center in Queens was inspected 8 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 38% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers in NYC (17.4%). Last inspection on record: April 20, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 15, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 20, 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.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 15, 2022.
The center unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently June 15, 2022.
Training in child development not provided every 24 months.
NYC inspectors cited 5 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 20, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Diki Discovery Center was flagged in 38% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers 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 November 15, 2022; 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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