671-675 PROSPECT PLACE, Brooklyn, NY 11216 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 9 inspections NYC logged for The Friends OF Crown Heights Educational Centers,inc. from 2020 to 2023, 4 resulted in cited violations — a 44% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: April 12, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 13, 2021.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 13, 2022.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 16, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Kitchen lighting — cited 2 time(s), most recently May 7, 2021.
Food service establishments and Non-retail food processing establishments have adequate lighting for all areas of the premises 540 LUX in food prep areas 215 LUX in self serve areas;.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 3 time(s), most recently January 13, 2021.
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 9 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 9 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 12, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
The Friends OF Crown Heights Educational Centers,inc. was flagged in 44% 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): Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available. Last cited January 13, 2021; 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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