26 WEST 94 STREET, Manhattan, NY 10025 · School Based Child Care
Columbia Grammar & Preschool in Manhattan was inspected 3 times between 2020 and 2023, and 2 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 67% flagged rate — above the NYC average for School Based Child Care in NYC (45.2%). Last inspection on record: February 14, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building structural safety — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 21, 2022.
The owner or agent tenant or manager fails to maintain building in safe manner; Structural integrity not maintained; Building not free of pests; Adequate heat ventilation and lighting not provided; not free of nuisances/hazards.
Lead, window guards & furniture safety (school-based) — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 30, 2021.
Failure to install approved window guards or limiting devices in child accessible areas.
Fire safety (school-based programs) — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 21, 2022.
All exits have clear legible and illuminated exit signs where required by DOB.
Building upkeep (commercial building standards) — cited 3 time(s), most recently November 21, 2022.
Walls and ceiling in commercial building not properly constructed; not maintained in good repair; unclean.
Cleanliness standards — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 30, 2021.
Separate room/compartment provided for coats; coats able to hang without touching other coats.
NYC inspectors cited 8 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 3 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 14, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Columbia Grammar & Preschool was flagged in 67% 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): The owner or agent tenant or manager fails to maintain building in safe manner; Structural integrity not maintained; Building not free of pests; Adequate heat ventilation and lighting not provided; not free of nuisances/hazards. Last cited November 21, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
The building itself was cited for structural maintenance. What repairs were made? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: building structural safety.)
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