5625 ARLINGTON AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10471 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 6 inspections NYC logged for Riverdale Ym/ywha from 2020 to 2023, 5 resulted in cited violations — a 83% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: February 17, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 14 time(s), most recently December 2, 2022.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently May 3, 2022.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently May 3, 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 May 5, 2021.
Toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 4 time(s), most recently February 17, 2023.
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.
NYC inspectors cited 23 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 6 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 17, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Riverdale Ym/ywha was flagged in 83% 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 December 2, 2022; status on record: 14 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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