335 PROSPECT AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11215 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Bumblebees R US (Brooklyn) 11 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 2 times. Its 18% flagged rate is about the same as the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: February 22, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently September 30, 2022.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Group child care (daycare center) standards (47.77) — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 30, 2022.
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.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 30, 2022.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 3 time(s), most recently September 30, 2022.
Education Director observed having teaching duties when program enrollment exceeds 40; or 60 if program is part of a school and has a permit or Education Director oversees two co-located programs.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 22, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bumblebees R US was flagged in 18% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available. Last cited September 30, 2022; status on record: 3 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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