1420 BURKE AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10469 · Child Care - Pre School
Little Stars Three, INC. in Bronx was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 71% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: April 20, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 14, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 21, 2021.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 20, 2023.
The center unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 13, 2022.
The center allows staff to perform their duties that are not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are not maintained by the center.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 21, 2021.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 8 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 20, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Little Stars Three, INC. was flagged in 71% 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 April 14, 2022; 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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