295 WEST 231ST STREET, Bronx, NY 10463 · Child Care - Pre School
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in Bronx was inspected 9 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 56% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: July 13, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 8 time(s), most recently March 31, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 29, 2021.
Electrical/chemical/mechanical hazards observed.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 13, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 6 time(s), most recently April 27, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 3 time(s), most recently October 29, 2021.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
NYC inspectors cited 25 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 9 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is July 13, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center was flagged in 56% 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 31, 2022; status on record: 5 CORRECTED, 3 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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