507-509 EAST 165TH STREET, Bronx, NY 10456 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Sharon Baptist Head Start (Bronx) 7 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 4 times. Its 57% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 7, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Hand-washing practices — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 22, 2023.
Children and staff failed to wash hands after using lavatory, after diaper changing, prior to preparation of food or when else required.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 22, 2023.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 26, 2022.
Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 23, 2020.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 5 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 7, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Sharon Baptist Head Start was flagged in 57% 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): Children and staff failed to wash hands after using lavatory, after diaper changing, prior to preparation of food or when else required. Last cited February 22, 2023; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
How do you make sure children and staff wash hands after the bathroom, diaper changes and before meals? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: hand-washing practices.)
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