21 WEST END AVE, Manhattan, NY 10023 · Child Care - Pre School
NY Kids Club in Manhattan was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 43% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: April 4, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 27, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 4, 2023.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 4, 2023.
The center failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 27, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
NYC inspectors cited 6 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 4, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
NY Kids Club was flagged in 43% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited October 27, 2022; 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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