475 GRAND CONCOURSE, Bronx, NY 10451 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 13 inspections NYC logged for Hostos Community College Children's Center, INC. from 2020 to 2023, 7 resulted in cited violations — a 54% 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 18, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 13 time(s), most recently April 18, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 21, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Outdoor play areas & equipment — cited 4 time(s), most recently September 21, 2022.
Appropriate outdoor play area not provided or maintained.
Pest control — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 12, 2022.
The center not free of pests or maintains pest harborage conditions.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 7, 2023.
The center unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
NYC inspectors cited 25 violation(s) across 7 flagged inspections (out of 13 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 18, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Hostos Community College Children's Center, INC. was flagged in 54% 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): Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish. Last cited April 18, 2023; status on record: 11 CORRECTED, 2 OPEN. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Can we walk the classrooms together? I want to see the current condition of the floors, walls, ceilings and windows. (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits.)
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