3220 ARLINGTON AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10463 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 10 inspections NYC logged for Bedrock Preschool from 2020 to 2023, 5 resulted in cited violations — a 50% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: April 14, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 9, 2021.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently May 18, 2022.
The center fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 9, 2021.
Appropriate child activity not provided by the center; unacceptable forms of discipline utilized by staff of the center.
Outdoor play areas & equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 14, 2023.
Appropriate outdoor play area not provided or maintained.
Infant/toddler teacher qualifications — cited 3 time(s), most recently September 8, 2022.
Infant Toddler Teacher qualification documents not submitted to approved agent for review; documents not available upon request.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 14, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bedrock Preschool was flagged in 50% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited April 9, 2021; status on record: 2 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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