20 SUTTER AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11212 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Friends OF Crown Heights Educational Center #26 (Brooklyn) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 2 times. Its 25% flagged rate is about the same as the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: January 12, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 12, 2021.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 12, 2021.
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 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently July 12, 2021.
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.
NYC inspectors cited 5 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 12, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Friends OF Crown Heights Educational Center #26 was flagged in 25% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as 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 July 12, 2021; status on record: 1 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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