2023 PACIFIC STREET, Brooklyn, NY 11233 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 14 inspections NYC logged for Shirley Chisholm DAY Care Center #1 from 2020 to 2023, 3 resulted in cited violations — a 21% 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: March 10, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 6, 2022.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 29, 2021.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 6, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 4 time(s), most recently November 30, 2022.
The center unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 6, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 8 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 14 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 10, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Shirley Chisholm DAY Care Center #1 was flagged in 21% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available. Last cited April 6, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Has every adult with unsupervised access to children — including volunteers — cleared fingerprinting and the State Central Register? Can you confirm no one starts before clearance? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: staff background screening & clearances.)
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