226-02 MERRICK BOULEVARD, Queens, NY 11413 · Child Care - Pre School
Middleton's Early Learning Center in Queens was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 43% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: February 6, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
General Health Code enforcement (3.19) — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 6, 2023.
The center/camp found to have submitted false and or misleading information on a submission to the Department. The center submitted documents found to have been forged. Illegal reproduction/alteration of permits observed.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 13, 2021.
Emergency medical care not secured when needed; parents not Notified immediately.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 13, 2021.
Permittee fails to maintain list of authorized escort for each child. Permittee released a child to individual not identified as an authorized escort.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 4 time(s), most recently October 13, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 4 time(s), most recently May 9, 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.
NYC inspectors cited 12 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 6, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Middleton's Early Learning Center was flagged in 43% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): The center/camp found to have submitted false and or misleading information on a submission to the Department. The center submitted documents found to have been forged. Illegal reproduction/alteration of permits observed. Last cited February 6, 2023; status on record: 1 OPEN. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
The city's inspection notes say: "The center/camp found to have submitted false and or misleading information on a submission to the Department. The center submitted documents found to have been forged. Illegal reproduction/alteration of permits observed." What did you change after that inspection? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: general health code enforcement (3.19).)
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