3261 3 AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10456 · Child Care - Pre School
Five Star DAY Care Center in Bronx was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 43% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: May 14, 2021.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 26, 2021.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Food service sanitation (81.29) — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 23, 2021.
Adequate lavatory facilities not provided or maintained for food service staff.
Pest control — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 26, 2021.
The center not free of pests or maintains pest harborage conditions.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 3 time(s), most recently August 19, 2020.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 23, 2021.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 10 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is May 14, 2021. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Five Star DAY Care Center was flagged in 43% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited March 26, 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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