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Books & Rattles, Inc.

63-08 69 Place, Queens, NY 11379 (718) 381-7777 License #DC3129
25
inspections on file
18
recorded violations
1
health & safety class
Oct 9, 2026
last inspection

Inspection history

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Inspection records for New York City center-based programs come from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which permits them. The city notes that some violations may not be final: programs can challenge citations at a hearing, and adjudicated violations may be dismissed.

Inspection history for Books & Rattles, Inc.
DateKindOutcome as recordedViolationsOfficial record
Oct 9, 2026Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Aug 25, 2026Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
May 15, 2026Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection0Official report
Apr 29, 2026Initial Annual InspectionReinspection Not Required2Official report
Apr 16, 2026Compliance Inspection of Open ViolationsPreviously cited violations corrected0Official report
Mar 11, 2026Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Required; Fines pending1Official report
Feb 6, 2026Initial Annual InspectionPassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Nov 7, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Required; Fines pending1Official report
Oct 24, 2025Initial Annual InspectionPassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Sep 18, 2025Initial Annual InspectionReinspection Required; Fines pending5Official report
Aug 15, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Required; Fines pending2Official report
Aug 7, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Not Required1Official report
Jul 25, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open ViolationsPreviously cited violations corrected0Official report
Jul 8, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Required; Fines pending1Official report
Jun 24, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Apr 29, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Mar 5, 2025Initial Annual InspectionReinspection Required; Fines pending2Official report
Oct 29, 2024Compliance Inspection of Open ViolationsPreviously cited violations corrected0Official report
Sep 25, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Sep 20, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Required; Fines pending1Official report
Jul 25, 2024Compliance Inspection of Open ViolationsPreviously closed program re-opened0Official report
Jul 16, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutineReinspection Required; Fines pending2Official report
Jun 13, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Mar 12, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report
Feb 9, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-RoutinePassed inspection with no violations0Official report

Violations

Text reproduced verbatim · NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
How to read violations

Nearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.

Paperwork — records, postings, forms Standard — supervision, ratio, training Health & safety — direct risk to a child

Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.

Apr 29, 2026Initial Annual Inspection · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.13(d)

“Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.33(c)(1)

“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.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Mar 11, 2026Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.67(a)

“Appropriate child activity Not provided by child care service; unacceptable forms of discipline utilized by staff of child care service.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Nov 7, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.11(b)

“Permittee/applicant submitted incomplete written safety plan.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Sep 18, 2025Initial Annual Inspection · 5 deficiencies citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.37(b)(1)

“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.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.13(d)

“Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position.”

Status as recorded: Open
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.13(f)

“Child care service teaching staff acting as assistant teachers do Not meet age and educational requirements.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.19(a)

“All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have Not been cleared”

Status as recorded: Open
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.33(c)(1)

“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.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Aug 15, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.41(k)(1)

“Interior entrances and exits monitored and secure; Panic bars required on exterior entrances and exits by May 1, 2016”

Status as recorded: Corrected
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.49(a)

“At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Aug 7, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.19(a)

“All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have Not been cleared”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Jul 8, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.57(a)

“Dedicated land line telephone and emergency contact information Not provided or maintained at the time of inspection.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Mar 5, 2025Initial Annual Inspection · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.37(b)(1)

“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.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
PaperworkState weight: General Violations
NYC Health Code 47.13(f)

“Child care service teaching staff acting as assistant teachers do Not meet age and educational requirements.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Sep 20, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 1 deficiency citedOfficial report
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.45(a)

“Proper ventilation Not provided or maintained at time of inspection. Indoor air quality nuisance allowed to exist at time of inspection.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
Jul 16, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine · 2 deficiencies citedOfficial report
Health & safetyState weight: Public Health Hazards
NYC Health Code 47.57(e)

“On day of inspection, a designated heat/air quality advisory day, child care service failed to take measures to maintain children and occupant physical comfort and hydration to minimize potential for the occurrence of heat related illnesses.”

Status as recorded: Corrected
StandardState weight: Critical Violations
NYC Health Code 47.45(a)

“Proper ventilation Not provided or maintained at time of inspection. Indoor air quality nuisance allowed to exist at time of inspection.”

Status as recorded: Corrected

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