3480 THIRD AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10456 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Habitot (Bronx) 10 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 4 times. Its 40% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: December 19, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 17 time(s), most recently November 15, 2022.
It was in the the center that a bathroom/closet or other enclosed space has a locking mechanism solely operable from inside the space.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 6 time(s), most recently November 15, 2022.
Electrical/chemical/mechanical hazards observed.
Outdoor play areas & equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently August 24, 2021.
Play equipment was not to be maintained or not free of other hazards.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 3 time(s), most recently November 15, 2022.
The center failed to provide soap and/or paper towels or sanitary dryers accessible to children at hand wash sinks.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 5 time(s), most recently November 15, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
NYC inspectors cited 43 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is December 19, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Habitot was flagged in 40% 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): It was in the the center that a bathroom/closet or other enclosed space has a locking mechanism solely operable from inside the space. Last cited November 15, 2022; status on record: 17 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Can we walk the classrooms together? I want to see the current condition of the floors, walls, ceilings and windows. (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits.)
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