337 2ND AVENUE, Manhattan, NY 10003 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
NYC health inspectors visited PS OF The Arts (Manhattan) 6 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 5 times. Its 83% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - infants/toddlers (17.4% NYC average). Last inspection on record: January 12, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Hand-washing practices — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
Required hand wash signs were not provided.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 5 time(s), most recently May 24, 2022.
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 3 time(s), most recently October 14, 2021.
Teacher qualification documents not submitted to approved agent for review.
Building upkeep (commercial building standards) — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 4, 2021.
Commercial building regularly cleaned; kept clean and in good repair; kept free of overcrowding.
Daily health checks & illness procedures — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 24, 2020.
The center fails to conduct and document daily health assessment of incoming children. Individual not trained to identify disease.
NYC inspectors cited 12 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 6 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 12, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
PS OF The Arts was flagged in 83% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers centers citywide — above the NYC average.
The most common issue family was “hand-washing practices”: Required hand wash signs were not provided. Last cited January 12, 2023.
How do you make sure children and staff wash hands after the bathroom, diaper changes and before meals? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: hand-washing practices.)
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