129 - 135 West 138 Street, Manhattan, NY 10030 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
NYC health inspectors visited Shugah Baybees CDC, INC (Manhattan) 11 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 4 times. Its 36% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - infants/toddlers (17.4% NYC average). Last inspection on record: April 20, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 4 time(s), most recently December 13, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 9, 2022.
Children were occupying space not previously approved by the Dept of Buildings, FDNY and/or DOHMH.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 9, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 9, 2023.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently December 13, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
NYC inspectors cited 11 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 20, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Shugah Baybees CDC, INC was flagged in 36% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited December 13, 2022; status on record: 4 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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