4545 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10471 · Child Care - Pre School
Riverdale Temple in Bronx was inspected 11 times between 2020 and 2023, and 9 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 82% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 16, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 12 time(s), most recently October 7, 2022.
Pass key identification or other security device installed on all entrances.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 3 time(s), most recently August 11, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 3 time(s), most recently May 25, 2021.
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 3 time(s), most recently August 11, 2022.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 30, 2022.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
NYC inspectors cited 33 violation(s) across 9 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 16, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Riverdale Temple was flagged in 82% 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): Pass key identification or other security device installed on all entrances. Last cited October 7, 2022; status on record: 12 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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