44 Market Street, Manhattan, NY 10002 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Metrokids Cradle (south END) INC (Manhattan) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 7 times. Its 88% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: April 19, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 22, 2023.
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently December 28, 2022.
Milk observed stored at a temperature above 41 deg. F Milk observed stored in the center beyond the expiration date.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently May 12, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 3 time(s), most recently April 19, 2023.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently July 19, 2022.
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.
NYC inspectors cited 11 violation(s) across 7 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 19, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Metrokids Cradle (south END) INC was flagged in 88% 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): Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required. Last cited February 22, 2023; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
When were the fire extinguishers last inspected, and can I see the monthly fire drill log? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: fire safety & emergency equipment.)
See the free decoded summary for Metrokids Cradle (south END) INC
Get my free teaserFull decoded report with every violation + tour questions — $19.