1165 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10452 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 11 inspections NYC logged for Highbridge Advisory Council Doris E. Stone Child Care Center from 2020 to 2023, 5 resulted in cited violations — a 45% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: March 7, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 12, 2020.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 7, 2023.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 15, 2022.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Written safety plan — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 18, 2021.
Written safety Plan does not include provisions for fire prevention and response.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 18, 2021.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
NYC inspectors cited 22 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 7, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Highbridge Advisory Council Doris E. Stone Child Care Center was flagged in 45% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited November 12, 2020; 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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