55 BETHUNE STREET, Manhattan, NY 10014 · Child Care - Pre School
Perry Kids INC. in Manhattan was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 4 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 57% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: January 5, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 8 time(s), most recently December 8, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 5 time(s), most recently December 8, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently December 8, 2022.
The center failed to produce written safety plan with emergency procedures. Safety plan not maintained or incomplete.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 14, 2022.
Fire extinguishers observed not to be inspected or maintained.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 4 time(s), most recently December 8, 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 21 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 5, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Perry Kids INC. was flagged in 57% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited December 8, 2022; status on record: 8 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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