33 SOMERS STREET, Brooklyn, NY 11233 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 13 inspections NYC logged for Shirley Chisholm DAY Care Center #4 from 2020 to 2023, 4 resulted in cited violations — a 31% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: December 21, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 8 time(s), most recently June 16, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 7, 2022.
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently December 21, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 16, 2022.
The center observed to be providing care for infants under 12 months of age in groups mixed with older children.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 7, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 13 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 13 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is December 21, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Shirley Chisholm DAY Care Center #4 was flagged in 31% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers 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 June 16, 2022; status on record: 8 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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