241 WATER STREET, Manhattan, NY 10038 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
NYC health inspectors visited Blue School (Manhattan) 6 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 3 times. Its 50% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - infants/toddlers (17.4% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 1, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently December 14, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
The center allows staff to perform their duties that are not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are not maintained by the center.
Group child care (daycare center) standards (47) — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 26, 2021.
Consent to provide emergency medical care for child was not obtained at time of admission.
NYC inspectors cited 4 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 6 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 1, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Blue School was flagged in 50% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers 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 14, 2022; status on record: 1 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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