93 NORWOOD AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 · Child Care - Pre School
Simfran Academy in Brooklyn was inspected 8 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 38% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: January 5, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2021.
The center providing care without a staff member trained in First Aid/CPR on site.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2021.
Required food protection procedures were not implemented Holder of food protection certificate was not on site during hours of food preparation activity.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 12, 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 January 12, 2021.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Lighting & ventilation — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2021.
The center failed to provide sufficient lighting and or failed to maintain adequate foot candles in areas used by children.
NYC inspectors cited 6 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 5, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Simfran Academy was flagged in 38% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
The most common issue family was “supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size”: The center providing care without a staff member trained in First Aid/CPR on site. Last cited January 12, 2021.
What are your actual child-to-staff ratios in each room right now, and is someone on site today trained in first aid and CPR? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size.)
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