329 NORWAY AVENUE, Staten Island, NY 10305 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 8 inspections NYC logged for Little Smarties Corp from 2020 to 2023, 3 resulted in cited violations — a 38% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: January 31, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 30, 2021.
The center failed to Notify DOHMH within 24 hours of child abuse allegation/indication or record of criminal activity of individuals associated with the center; serious injury, death or loss of a child.
Written safety plan — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 30, 2021.
Permittee/applicant failed to submit a written safety plan; written safety plan is not approved; staff not trained, drilled in plan; training, drills not evaluated; plan not maintained and updated.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 3, 2022.
Sufficient trained staff not provided; staff not on site; training unsatisfactory.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 18, 2021.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
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 January 31, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Little Smarties Corp was flagged in 38% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
The most common issue family was “staff background screening & clearances”: The center failed to Notify DOHMH within 24 hours of child abuse allegation/indication or record of criminal activity of individuals associated with the center; serious injury, death or loss of a child. Last cited September 30, 2021.
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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