921 HEGEMAN AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11208 · Child Care - Pre School
Friends OF Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn was inspected 12 times between 2020 and 2023, and 4 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 33% 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 7 time(s), most recently March 7, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently May 6, 2021.
Services fail to install interior fire alarms and/or sprinklers where required.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 14, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Kitchen lighting — cited 1 time(s), most recently May 6, 2021.
Food service establishments and Non-retail food processing establishments have adequate lighting for all areas of the premises 540 LUX in food prep areas 215 LUX in self serve areas;.
NYC inspectors cited 11 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 12 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.
Friends OF Crown Heights Educational Center was flagged in 33% 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 7, 2023; status on record: 7 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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