222 GRAHAM AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 · Child Care - Pre School
Colony-south Brooklyn Houses, INC. in Brooklyn was inspected 13 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 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: April 12, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 10 time(s), most recently September 15, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 5 time(s), most recently October 27, 2022.
Fire extinguishers observed not to be inspected or maintained.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 27, 2022.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
General Health Code enforcement (3.09) — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 15, 2022.
The center/camp maintains the existence of a nuisance.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 4 time(s), most recently September 15, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
NYC inspectors cited 24 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 13 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 12, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Colony-south Brooklyn Houses, INC. 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 September 15, 2022; status on record: 10 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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