Metzger, Raizel
Metzger, Raizel
License/Registration ID: 852478
409 East 58th Street New York, NY 10022
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Inspection ID:
2023-I-NYCDOH-053413
Date:
11/28/2023
Inspection Type:
Monitoring
Inspection Result:
Violations found
Compliance Status:
Y-Compliant, N-Noncompliant, N/O-Not Observed, N/A-Not Applicable, P/V-Prior Violation
Reg
Compliance Status
413.3 Enforcement of Regulations
*
Posting of Compliance History Document
413.3(g)(3)(i)
Y
416.3 Building and Equipment
Diagram of home shows bathroom on 2nd floor as child care space and shows both approved means of egress
416.3(a)
N/O
416.4 Fire Protection
*
Paths of egress, both interior and exterior are free of obstructions and debris including ice/snow
416.4(h)(4)
Y
416.5 Safety
All ammunition is secured in a safe storage depository
416.5(x)(1)
Y
Any pool installed or modified since 2006 has compliant pool alarm in place and operating
416.5(a)
Y
*
No pools/ponds/water hazards located on or adjacent to the program property; or if present, barriers exist to prevent access
416.5(f)(1)
Y
Poisonous, toxic, flammable and dangerous items are inaccessible to children
416.5(j)
Y
Pool use safety plan is being followed
416.5(g)(3)(iii)
Y
Working phone has audible ringtone at all times
416.5(m)(3)
Y
416.7 Program Requirements
Awake infants less than 6 months are placed on stomach/back/side for short supervised periods
416.7(b)
Y
Children can not be confined to a high chair for more than 15 minutes except while eating
416.7(i)
Y
No more than 1 person may occupy a cot, crib, bed or mat
416.7(s)
Y
Sleeping areas for infants do not have bumper pads, toys, pillows, heavy blankets, etc. unless medically approved
416.7(n)
Y
416.8 Supervision of Children
*
Approved provider is the primary caregiver
416.8(e)
Y
*
Competent supervision is maintained at all times with exceptions only as specified in regulation
416.8(a)
Y
*
One caregiver observed for either 6 children not yet in school or 8 when at least 2 are school age
416.8(j)(1)
Y
*
One caregiver present for every 2 children under 2 years in attendance
416.8(j)(3)
Y
Two caregivers present when more than 6 children, none of whom are school age, are in care
416.8(j)(2)
Y
416.11 Health and Infection Control
Bathrooms stocked with paper or individual cloth towels
416.11(i)(19)
Y
Childrens immunizations are current
416.11(a)(3)
Y
Emergency health care for children obtained as necessary
416.11(h)(1)
Y
Garbage cans covered and cleaned
416.11(i)(27)
Y
Hand sanitizers may be used only in accordance with regulations
416.11(i)(7)
Y
Pesticide notification complete and sent home 48 hours prior to application
416.11(j)(2)
Y
Rectal thermometers may not be used
416.11(h)(3)
Y
Smoking is prohibited in areas in use by children or in vehicles when children are being transported
416.11(b)(11)
Y
Thermometers and toys washed and disinfected as appropriate
416.11(i)(28)
Y
Transportation arranged for any child needing emergency care & for supervision of remaining children
416.11(h)(1)(ii)
Y
Use of pesticides must be in accordance with applicable social services law and regulations
416.11(j)(1)
Y
416.14 Training
*
A caregiver certified in First Aid and CPR is present at all times children are in care
416.14(m)
N
Each identified staff and volunteer completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
416.14(b)
N/O
Each identified staff supervising children alone completed Federal Health and Safety training.
416.14(b)
N/O
First Aid & CPR certificates must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care
416.14(n)
N/O
Prior to becoming a Provider, the individual completed Federal Health and Safety training
416.14(b)
N/O
Provider completed Federal Health and Safety training within required timeframes
416.14(b)
N/O
416.15 Management and Administration
*
Numbers and ages of children present are within licensed or registered capacity
416.15(a)(9)
Y
*
Office notified of any change to the home or program
416.15(b)(12)
N
Only approved caregivers have unsupervised contact with the day care children
416.15(b)(20)
Y
Summary of Violations
Date Cited
Regulation
Regulation Description
Compliance Status
Corrected on- Site?
11/28/2023
413.4(d)(3)
The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.3(a)(1)
Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.7(l)
Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.8(p)(1)(i)
Each group family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: sign in upon entry to the premises;
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.11(a)(1)
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.11(a)(3)
The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.11(a)(8)
The program must try to obtain a copy of a lead screening certificate for each child under the age of six years. If the parent does not have one, the program may not exclude the child from child day care, but must give the parent information on lead poisoning and prevention, and refer the parent to the child's health care provider or the local health department for a lead blood screening test.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.11(b)(6)
The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.13(a)(2)
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.13(b)
All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.13(c)
All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.13(d)
All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.13(f)
A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.14(m)
All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.15(a)(1)(ii)
Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.15(b)(11)(iii)
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must ensure that a medical statement has been submitted before the person has any involvement with children in care, as required in section 416.11 of this Part;
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.15(b)(12)
The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.15(c)(3)
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency;
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.15(c)(4)
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;
Corrected
N
11/28/2023
416.15(c)(6)
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Corrected
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
413.4(d)(3)
Regulation Description
The licensee or registrant shall furnish to each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home a fingerprint imaging application form and a description of how the completed fingerprint images will be used.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.3(a)(1)
Regulation Description
Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.7(l)
Regulation Description
Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.8(p)(1)(i)
Regulation Description
Each group family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: sign in upon entry to the premises;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.11(a)(1)
Regulation Description
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.11(a)(3)
Regulation Description
The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.11(a)(8)
Regulation Description
The program must try to obtain a copy of a lead screening certificate for each child under the age of six years. If the parent does not have one, the program may not exclude the child from child day care, but must give the parent information on lead poisoning and prevention, and refer the parent to the child's health care provider or the local health department for a lead blood screening test.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.11(b)(6)
Regulation Description
The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.13(a)(2)
Regulation Description
The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.13(b)
Regulation Description
All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.13(c)
Regulation Description
All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.13(d)
Regulation Description
All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.13(f)
Regulation Description
A person is not approved to be a caregiver until the child care program receives written approval from the Office.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.14(m)
Regulation Description
All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.15(a)(1)(ii)
Regulation Description
Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.15(b)(11)(iii)
Regulation Description
In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must ensure that a medical statement has been submitted before the person has any involvement with children in care, as required in section 416.11 of this Part;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.15(b)(12)
Regulation Description
The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.15(c)(3)
Regulation Description
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.15(c)(4)
Regulation Description
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Date Cited
11/28/2023
Regulation
416.15(c)(6)
Regulation Description
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Compliance Status
Corrected
Corrected on- Site?
N
Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site (where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact:
Office: New York City Dept. of Health - Regional Office
Phone: (646) 632-6305