35-19 Leavitt Street CF2, Queens, NY 11354 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Children's House Montessori INC. (Queens) 9 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 5 times. Its 56% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: December 1, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 3 time(s), most recently February 24, 2022.
Heating apparatus was being used without appropriate guards. Restricted space heater observed being used.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 24, 2022.
Staff observed changing diapers were not wearing disposable gloves or other hand barrier gloves.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently August 25, 2021.
Toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 20, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 6 time(s), most recently October 26, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 16 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 9 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is December 1, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Children's House Montessori INC. was flagged in 56% 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): Heating apparatus was being used without appropriate guards. Restricted space heater observed being used. Last cited February 24, 2022; status on record: 3 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.)
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