992 GATES AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited The JOY OF Learning DAY Care Center (Brooklyn) 5 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 2 times. Its 40% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: September 23, 2021.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 18, 2021.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Group child care (daycare center) standards (47.77) — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 18, 2021.
Commissioner may order a the center to close or discontinue operations if the the center is determined to be operating in a manner or maintaining one or more conditions that constitute an imminent health hazard.
Pest control — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 3, 2021.
The center not free of pests or maintains pest harborage conditions.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 18, 2021.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 3 time(s), most recently March 18, 2021.
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 8 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 5 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is September 23, 2021. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
The JOY OF Learning DAY Care Center was flagged in 40% 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 March 18, 2021; 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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