899 EAST 180 STREET, Bronx, NY 10460 · Child Care - Pre School
Cardinal MC Closkey DAY Care Center Site 2 in Bronx was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 71% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: December 21, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 6 time(s), most recently April 26, 2022.
All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have not been cleared.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 26, 2022.
Fire extinguishers observed not to be inspected or maintained.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 13, 2021.
Dedicated land line telephone and emergency contact information not provided or maintained.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 28, 2021.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Lighting & ventilation — cited 5 time(s), most recently November 24, 2020.
Proper ventilation not provided or maintained Indoor air quality nuisance allowed to exist.
NYC inspectors cited 18 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is December 21, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Cardinal MC Closkey DAY Care Center Site 2 was flagged in 71% 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): All staff with potential for unsupervised contact with children including volunteers have not been cleared. Last cited April 26, 2022; status on record: 6 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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