33-06 88 STREET, Queens, NY 11372 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Children OF America Queens (Queens) 19 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 11 times. Its 58% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 16, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently August 22, 2022.
Emergency medical care not secured when needed; parents not Notified immediately.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently August 22, 2022.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 4 time(s), most recently January 10, 2022.
The center failed to conduct business and employment reference checks of staff/volunteers.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 5 time(s), most recently March 8, 2023.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 8 time(s), most recently October 14, 2022.
Toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
NYC inspectors cited 61 violation(s) across 11 flagged inspections (out of 19 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 16, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Children OF America Queens was flagged in 58% 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): Emergency medical care not secured when needed; parents not Notified immediately. Last cited August 22, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Do you keep EpiPens on site, who is trained to use them, and can I see the written safety plan and injury log? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: safety plan, epipens & injury logs.)
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