Description: Vets Kids, serving children ages 2 months to 5 years, is a nurturing learning oasis within a busy urban community located in the VA/New York Harbor Health Care System. Our four joyful, child-centered classrooms provide a unique and fun learning experience for each child. Our new, state of the art playground includes age appropriate play areas for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. We enjoy inteactions with the hospital and veteran community including fun and educational visits from doctors and other hospital professionals and support staff. We participate in Memorial and Veterans Day parades and veteran appreciation activities. Come visit us at Vets Kids - where the excitement of New York City inspires our children to learn, grow and most importantly, imagine.
Since 2012 we have been contracted with the New York City Department of Education as a Universal Pre-K program for four year olds, focusing instruction on Kindergarten preparation aligned with the New York State Common Core Learning Standards.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-07 | Violations requiring immediate correction (Public Health Hazards) | 47.19(c)(2) | OPEN |
| Brief Description: Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents Not available at time of inspection | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Violations requiring immediate correction (Public Health Hazards) | 47.23(f)(1) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: Teacher to child ratios maintained in Group Child Care program | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Violations requiring immediate correction (Public Health Hazards) | 47.23(f)(1) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: Teacher to child ratios maintained in Group Child Care program | |||
| 2019-06-10 | Minor violations (General Violations) | 47.25(a)(1) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: At time of inspection child care service unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation. | |||
| 2019-06-10 | Minor violations (General Violations) | 47.25(b) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: At time of inspection children's physician statement records required to be maintained by child care service were Not provided or maintained. | |||
| 2019-06-10 | Minor violations (General Violations) | 47.25(c) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: At time of inspection records of enrolled children's periodic medical examination were Not provided or maintained. | |||
| 2019-06-10 | Minor violations (General Violations) | 47.33(c) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: Staff failed to obtain proof of immunization; Except for exempt staff, required staff immunizations were not submitted to child care service; records not confidential. | |||
| 2019-06-10 | Minor violations (General Violations) | 47.37(b)(2) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: All teachers have not received training in infectious disease control and reporting. | |||
| 2019-06-10 | Violations requiring correction within two weeks (Critical Violations) | 47.13(c)(1) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: Qualified Group Teacher Not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director | |||
| 2018-02-07 | Minor violations (General Violations) | 47.35 (b) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: At time of inspection required hand wash signs were not provided. | |||
| 2018-02-07 | Violations requiring correction within two weeks (Critical Violations) | 47.37 (a)(1) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: 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. | |||
| 2018-02-07 | Violations requiring correction within two weeks (Critical Violations) | 47.61 (e) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: Child care service fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers at time of inspection. | |||
| 2018-02-07 | Violations requiring immediate correction (Public Health Hazards) | 47.61 (d) | CORRECTED |
| Brief Description: 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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