374 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, Staten Island, NY 10312 · Child Care - Pre School
Congregation Oorah in Staten Island was inspected 8 times between 2020 and 2023, and 6 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 75% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 21, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 16, 2022.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Conduct detrimental to health & safety — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 28, 2021.
Individual associated with the center/camp involved in an act detrimental to health and safety.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 25, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 19, 2021.
Enrolled children have not received aged appropriate immunization in accordance with Public Health Law 2164 or successor unless medically exempt.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 21, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 12 violation(s) across 6 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 21, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Congregation Oorah was flagged in 75% 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): Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children. Last cited February 16, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
What are your actual child-to-staff ratios in each room right now, and is someone on site today trained in first aid and CPR? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size.)
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