1717 FULTON AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10457 · Child Care - Pre School
LA Peninsula Head Start in Bronx was inspected 10 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 50% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 30, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 29, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 3 time(s), most recently March 29, 2023.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently July 26, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently July 26, 2022.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 8, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
NYC inspectors cited 17 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 30, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
LA Peninsula Head Start was flagged in 50% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited March 29, 2023; status on record: 1 OPEN. 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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