345 west 42nd street, Manhattan, NY 10036 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
NYC health inspectors visited Star A Kidz (Manhattan) 2 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 2 times. Its 100% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - infants/toddlers (17.4% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 15, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Written safety plan — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 15, 2023.
Permittee/applicant submitted incomplete written safety plan.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
The center fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
Daily schedule not provided or maintained.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
Children's medical files were not provided, were incomplete or were not maintained.
NYC inspectors cited 7 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 2 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 15, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Star A Kidz was flagged in 100% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers centers citywide — above the NYC average.
1 citation(s) are marked OPEN, meaning the city recorded no correction by its last data update in April 2023. OPEN is not proof something is still broken today — ask what changed since, on your tour.
Can I see your written safety plan — especially the safe-sleep and emergency sections? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: written safety plan.)
No — only 2 inspection(s) are on record, too few to judge a pattern. Treat this as a starting point, not a verdict.
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