1185 PARK PLACE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Edwards L. Cleaveland DAY Care Center (Brooklyn) 10 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 6 times. Its 60% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: February 1, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 3 time(s), most recently October 6, 2022.
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently December 19, 2022.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 23, 2022.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 23, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 6 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 1, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Edwards L. Cleaveland DAY Care Center was flagged in 60% 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 12, 2023; status on record: 3 OPEN. 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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