11 were rated critical or a health hazard. All were marked corrected. NYC Health inspections since 2020.
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program
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| Date | Inspection | Result | Findings | Open | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| May 1, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 1 | 0 |
City comparison: violations were cited at 29% of this program’s inspections vs. 17% citywide (as of Feb 14, 2023).
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| Dec 10, 2024 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 11 | 0 | Verified |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 2 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 1 | 0 | Historical |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 1 | 0 | Historical |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Historical |
| May 25, 2022 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Historical |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Historical |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Historical |
| May 11, 2021 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 1 | 0 | Historical |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Compliance Inspection of Open Violations | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 0 | 0 | Historical |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required | 2 | 0 | Historical |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Historical |
Each finding links to its normalized violation type (all facilities with the same finding) and to the exact inspection.
| Date | Code | Severity | Status | Finding (source text) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | §47.25(a)(2)(B) Staff qualifications & clearances | Critical | Corrected | Enrolled children 6 months to 59 months have Not received FDA approved annual influenza immunization by December 31 of the year |
| Apr 29, 2025 | §47.59(c) Fire safety & emergency drills | Public health hazard | Corrected | Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required. |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.23(a) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.23(f)(1) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.37(b)(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Critical | Corrected | Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices Not provided to staff |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.43(h)(4) Sanitation & hygiene | Critical | Corrected | At time of inspection staff observed changing diapers were observed Not wearing disposable gloves or other hand barrier gloves. |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.61(g) Supervision & ratios | Critical | Corrected | Children feeding bottles observed stored/used without being properly labeled with child's name and date of preparation at time of inspection. |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.11(b)(7) Records, permits & program | General | Corrected | Written Safety Plan does Not include safe sleep provisions |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.13(f) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | Child care service teaching staff acting as assistant teachers do Not meet age and educational requirements. |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.15 Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | Infant Toddler Teacher qualification documents Not submitted to approved agent for review; documents Not available upon request |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.27(a) Supervision & ratios | General | Corrected | At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to maintain children's daily attendance records. |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.27(b) Records, permits & program | General | Corrected | Child care service fails to conduct and document daily health assessment of incoming children. Individual Not trained to identify disease. |
| Jul 18, 2024 | §47.33(c)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall Not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies. |
| Jul 2, 2024 | §47.59(a) Fire safety & emergency drills | Critical | Corrected | Exits and other egress Not provided with required signage at time of inspection. |
| Jul 2, 2024 | §47.59(d) Fire safety & emergency drills | Critical | Corrected | At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills. |
| Feb 14, 2023 | §47.45(b) Facilities & equipment | General | Corrected | At time of inspection child care service failed to provide sufficient lighting and or failed to maintain adequate foot candles in areas used by children. |
| Jan 23, 2023 | §47.33(c)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall Not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies. |
| May 11, 2021 | §47.37(b)(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Critical | Corrected | Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices Not provided to staff |
| Mar 18, 2021 | §47.11(b)(7) Records, permits & program | General | Corrected | Written Safety Plan does Not include safe sleep provisions |
| Mar 18, 2021 | §47.23(g) Other | Critical | Corrected | Child care service observed at time of inspection to be providing care for infants under 12 months of age in groups mixed with older children. |
As of Feb 14, 2023, from the historical DOHMH dataset. Not current status.
Facilities are grouped under one operator when their published legal names match exactly after normalization (exact normalized legal name). Parent company: not verified.
| Facility | Type | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star America M INC. Manhattan, 10036 | Child care center | 73 | No records | — |
7 311 complaints filed as “Day Care” at this address since 2023.
| Record type | Total | Open | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOB violation | 173 | 10 | Apr 29, 2021 |
| DOB safety violation | 21 | 2 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| ECB/OATH violation | 62 | 2 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| DOB permit (BIS) | 223 | — | Jan 6, 2026 |
| DOB NOW permit | 56 | — | Mar 31, 2026 |
| DOB NOW job filing | 35 | — | Sep 29, 2025 |
| HPD housing violation | 6 | 0 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rodent inspection | 3 | — | Mar 6, 2025 |
| 311 complaint | 35 | — | Oct 15, 2026 |
Program address (780 8 Avenue) differs from PLUTO lot address (770 8 Avenue).
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star America M INC. Manhattan, 10036 | Child care center | — | 73 | No records | — |
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star America M INC. Manhattan, 10036 | Child care center | — | 73 | No records | — | 0.0 km |
| Midtown West Extended Day Corp. New York, 10036 | School-age program | — | 228 | No records | — | 0.1 km |
| Manhattan Youth Recreation and Resources, INC. New York, 10036 | School-age program | — | 134 | No records | — | 0.1 km |
| Family Day Care #66813 New York, 10019 | Family day care | — | 8 | No records | — | 0.2 km |
| Bright Minds Center Manhattan, 10019 | Child care center | — | 87 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Family Day Care #853113 New York, 10019 | Family day care | — | 8 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Source | Record | Facts | Evidence | Effective | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYC Active Child Care Programs NYC | DC12259 | name, type, program_type, age_range, capacity, permit, address, location, phone, bin, bbl | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| DOHMH Childcare Inspections (Historical) NYC | row-2vwp.5wt4.h99g | operator, website, historical_metrics, permit.issued | Historical | Feb 14, 2023 | Nov 5, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections NYC | DC12259 | permit.expires, permit.status, site_type, water_lead_test From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 7405 to verify. | Verified | Nov 6, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| NYC PLUTO NYC | 1010190001 | land_use, building_class, zoning, year_built, areas, owner_name PLUTO 26v2 | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC12259 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 7405 to verify. | Verified | Sep 29, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC12259 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 7405 to verify. | Verified | Feb 11, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC12259 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 7405 to verify. | Verified | May 1, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC12259 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 7405 to verify. | Verified | Apr 29, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC12259 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 7405 to verify. | Verified | Dec 10, 2024 | Nov 6, 2026 |
Sources: NYC Active Child Care Programs, DOHMH Childcare Inspections (Historical), nyc_ccc_inspections. Missing data never means no issue exists. Report a correction.