50 West 97 Street, Suite 1D, Manhattan, NY 10025 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Rella's Spielhaus in Manhattan was inspected 6 times between 2020 and 2023, and 4 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 67% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers in NYC (17.4%). Last inspection on record: February 14, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 14, 2023.
All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have not been cleared.
Conduct detrimental to health & safety — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 1, 2020.
Individual associated with the center/camp involved in an act detrimental to health and safety.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 14, 2023.
The center observed to be providing care for infants under 12 months of age in groups mixed with older children.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 1, 2020.
Diaper changing counter not properly constructed. Diaper changing area observed not to be adjacent to a hand wash sink with adequate hot and cold running water.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 14, 2023.
The center teaching staff acting as assistant teachers do not meet age and educational requirements.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 6 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 14, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Rella's Spielhaus was flagged in 67% 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): All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have not been cleared. Last cited February 14, 2023; status on record: 2 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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