775 COLUMBUS AVE, Manhattan, NY 10025 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Guidepost Montessori AT Columbus Square in Manhattan was inspected 8 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 62% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers in NYC (17.4%). Last inspection on record: April 11, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 13, 2023.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 3 time(s), most recently April 4, 2023.
All teachers have not received training in infectious disease control and reporting.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 17, 2023.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 13, 2023.
The center failed to produce written safety plan with emergency procedures. Safety plan not maintained or incomplete.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 6 time(s), most recently April 4, 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.
NYC inspectors cited 17 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 11, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Guidepost Montessori AT Columbus Square was flagged in 62% 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): Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children. Last cited January 13, 2023; 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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