787A WASHINGTON AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Sunflower Playhouse (Brooklyn) 7 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 3 times. Its 43% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 14, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 14, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 3 time(s), most recently March 17, 2022.
Fire extinguishers observed not to be inspected or maintained.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 28, 2021.
Required food protection procedures were not implemented Holder of food protection certificate was not on site during hours of food preparation activity.
Hand-washing practices — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 28, 2021.
Required hand wash signs were not provided.
NYC inspectors cited 6 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 14, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Sunflower Playhouse was flagged in 43% 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 14, 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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