450 CASTLE HILL AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10473 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 8 inspections NYC logged for Rising Ground, INC. from 2020 to 2023, 2 resulted in cited violations — a 25% flagged rate, which is about the same as the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: January 13, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 30, 2021.
All teachers have not received training in infectious disease control and reporting.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 30, 2021.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate the potential for exposure to choking hazards by children.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 16, 2022.
Sufficient trained staff not provided; staff not on site; training unsatisfactory.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently February 16, 2022.
All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have not been cleared.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 3 time(s), most recently February 16, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 13 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 13, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Rising Ground, INC. was flagged in 25% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as the NYC average.
The most common issue family was “staff training: sids, infection control, ongoing hours”: All teachers have not received training in infectious disease control and reporting. Last cited September 30, 2021.
What training has every teacher completed in the last two years — especially safe sleep, SIDS and infection control? Can I see the certificates? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: staff training: sids, infection control, ongoing hours.)
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