289 LEWIS AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Child Care - Pre School
Cornerstone DAY Care Center in Brooklyn was inspected 9 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 33% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: February 17, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 11 time(s), most recently November 8, 2021.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 8, 2021.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 7 time(s), most recently November 8, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 3, 2021.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 3, 2021.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
NYC inspectors cited 37 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 9 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 17, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Cornerstone DAY Care Center was flagged in 33% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited November 8, 2021; status on record: 11 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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