1277 STERLING PLACE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Sunshine Infant & Toddler Program in Brooklyn was inspected 6 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 50% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers in NYC (17.4%). Last inspection on record: March 29, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently June 17, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 29, 2023.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 28, 2021.
The center providing care without a staff member trained in First Aid/CPR on site.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 3 time(s), most recently March 29, 2023.
The center allows staff to perform their duties that are not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are not maintained by the center.
NYC inspectors cited 7 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 6 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 29, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Sunshine Infant & Toddler Program was flagged in 50% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers 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 June 17, 2022; status on record: 2 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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