19 were rated critical or a health hazard. 3 were still open at the last record. NYC Health inspections since 2024.
Child care service operating without a permit; Permit expired.
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
Milk observed stored at a temperature above 41 deg. F at time of inspection. Milk observed stored in child care service beyond the expiration date.
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| Date | Inspection | Result | Findings | Open | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Inspection (type not published) | Result not published | 2 | 2 | Verified |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 1 | 0 | Verified |
| May 21, 2026 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 2 | 0 | Verified |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 1 | 0 |
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| May 12, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Compliance Inspection of Open Violations | Previously closed program re-opened | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Compliance Inspection of Open Violations | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 9 | 0 | Verified |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Reinspection Required; Program closed | 6 | 0 | Verified |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Compliance Inspection of Open Violations | Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection | 0 | 0 | Verified |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 9 | 1 | Verified |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection | 1 | 0 | Verified |
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| Date | Code | Severity | Status | Finding (source text) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | §47.03(a) Records, permits & program | Public health hazard | Open | Child care service operating without a permit; Permit expired. |
| Oct 27, 2026 | §47.07(b) Records, permits & program | General | Open | FDNY inspection approval received prior to permit issuance or renewal; documentation available upon request |
| Jun 18, 2026 | §131.09(g) Sanitation & hygiene | General | Corrected | Commercial building regularly cleaned; kept clean and in good repair; kept free of overcrowding. |
| May 21, 2026 | §47.29(c)(1) Facilities & equipment | Critical | Corrected | Epi auto injector Not provided, Not maintained or expired. |
| May 21, 2026 | §47.37(b)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | Critical | Corrected | At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records. |
| Dec 10, 2025 | §47.41(j) Safety hazards | General | Corrected | At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.59(c) Fire safety & emergency drills | Public health hazard | Corrected | Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.61(d) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Milk observed stored at a temperature above 41 deg. F at time of inspection. Milk observed stored in child care service beyond the expiration date. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.11(b)(9) Fire safety & emergency drills | Critical | Corrected | Written Safety Plan does Not contain provisions for emergency evacuation |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.29(c)(1) Facilities & equipment | Critical | Corrected | Epi auto injector Not provided, Not maintained or expired. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.37(b)(4) Staff qualifications & clearances | Critical | Corrected | Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices Not provided to staff |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.49(a) Facilities & equipment | Critical | Corrected | At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.19(b) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | At time of inspection it was determined/observed that child care service failed to conduct pre-employment verification of staff credentials. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §47.33(b) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | At time of inspection it was determined that child care service allows staff to perform their duties that are Not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are Not maintained by child care service. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | §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. |
| Feb 27, 2025 | §47.19(c)(1) Staff qualifications & clearances | Public health hazard | Corrected | Fingerprint screening Not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results Not satisfactory or CAP was Not approved |
| Feb 27, 2025 | §47.19(h)(3) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have Not been received |
| Feb 27, 2025 | §47.23(a) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children |
| Feb 27, 2025 | §47.77(a)(1) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Commissioner may order a child care service to close or discontinue operations if the child care service is determined to be operating in a manner or maintaining one or more conditions that constitute an imminent health hazard |
| Feb 27, 2025 | §47.13(c) Staff qualifications & clearances | Critical | Corrected | Child Care program designates a certified group teacher as Education Director. Education Director can Not serve more than two programs operated by same legal entity that are co-located. |
| Feb 27, 2025 | §47.13(d) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Corrected | Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position. |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.19(h)(3) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have Not been received |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.23(a) Supervision & ratios | Public health hazard | Corrected | Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.61(a) Supervision & ratios | Critical | Corrected | Required food protection procedures were Not implemented at time of inspection. Holder of food protection certificate was Not on site during hours of food preparation activity. |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.67(a) Records, permits & program | Critical | Corrected | Appropriate child activity Not provided by child care service; unacceptable forms of discipline utilized by staff of child care service. |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.13(d) Staff qualifications & clearances | General | Open | Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position. |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.25(c) Health records & medication | General | Corrected | At time of inspection records of enrolled children's periodic medical examination were Not provided or maintained. |
| Nov 25, 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. |
| Nov 25, 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. |
| Nov 25, 2024 | §47.67(b) Facilities & equipment | General | Corrected | Daily schedule Not provided or maintained at time of inspection. |
| Oct 10, 2024 | §47.59(g) Fire safety & emergency drills | Critical | Corrected | Required smoke and carbon monoxide detectors Not provided or maintained at time of inspection. |
3 311 complaints filed as “Day Care” at this address since 2023.
| Record type | Total | Open | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOB violation | 15 | 0 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| DOB safety violation | 4 | 0 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| ECB/OATH violation | 5 | 0 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| DOB permit (BIS) | 11 | — | Aug 6, 2019 |
| 311 complaint | 3 | — | Feb 27, 2025 |
Program address (68-05 64 Place) differs from PLUTO lot address (64-26 68 Avenue).
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once Upon a Child Day Care, LLC Queens, 11385historical | Child care center | — | 29 | No records | — |
| Facility | Type | Operator | Capacity | Inspection findings | Last insp. | Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Family Day Care #296593 Ridgewood, 11385 | Group family day care | — | 16 | No records | — | 0.2 km |
| YMCA of Greater NY Queens, 11385 | Child care center | — | 91 | No records | — | 0.2 km |
| YMCA of Greater NY Ridgewood, 11385 | School-age program | — | 40 | No records | — | 0.2 km |
| Group Family Day Care #664084 Ridgewood, 11385 | Group family day care | — | 16 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, INC. Ridgewood, 11385 | School-age program | — | 236 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Supermoon Art Space Ridgewood, 11385 | School-age program | — | 129 | No records | — | 0.3 km |
| Source | Record | Facts | Evidence | Effective | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYC Active Child Care Programs NYC | DC42984 | name, type, program_type, age_range, capacity, permit, address, location, phone, bin, bbl | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections NYC | DC42984 | permit.expires, permit.status, site_type, water_lead_test From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 106426 to verify. | Verified | Nov 6, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| NYC PLUTO NYC | 4036330022 | land_use, building_class, zoning, year_built, areas, owner_name PLUTO 26v2 | Verified | — | Nov 5, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC42984 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 106426 to verify. | Verified | Oct 27, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC42984 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 106426 to verify. | Verified | Jun 18, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC42984 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 106426 to verify. | Verified | May 21, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC42984 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 106426 to verify. | Verified | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
| nyc_ccc_inspections | DC42984 | From NYC Child Care Connect (NYC Health Department), read 2026-11-06. Search permit 106426 to verify. | Verified | May 12, 2025 | Nov 6, 2026 |
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