3816 WALDO AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10463 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Riverdale Nursery School And Family Center (Bronx) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 3 times. Its 38% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: January 26, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 9 time(s), most recently October 7, 2021.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 15, 2021.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 7, 2021.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 4 time(s), most recently October 7, 2021.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Food protection certification — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 7, 2021.
Individual certified in food protection not on site during periods of food preparation.
NYC inspectors cited 28 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 26, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Riverdale Nursery School And Family Center was flagged in 38% 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 October 7, 2021; status on record: 9 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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