1594 TOWNSEND AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10452 · Child Care - Pre School
Highbridge Advisory Council Early Childhood Center # 1 in Bronx 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: July 19, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 13, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 3 time(s), most recently July 13, 2022.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 20, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Lighting & ventilation — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 9, 2021.
Proper ventilation not provided or maintained Indoor air quality nuisance allowed to exist.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 9, 2021.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
NYC inspectors cited 10 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is July 19, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Highbridge Advisory Council Early Childhood Center # 1 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited July 13, 2022; 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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