145-38 34 Avenue, Queens, NY 11354 · Child Care - Pre School
JOY Daycare INC. in Queens was inspected 9 times between 2020 and 2023, and 2 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 22% flagged rate — about the same as the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 24, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 7, 2022.
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 17, 2023.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 7, 2022.
The center fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 17, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 5 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 9 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 24, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
JOY Daycare INC. was flagged in 22% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program. Last cited April 7, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
What are your actual child-to-staff ratios in each room right now, and is someone on site today trained in first aid and CPR? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size.)
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