1201 AVENUE K, Brooklyn, NY 11230 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Smart Stars Academy, LTD (Brooklyn) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 4 times. Its 50% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: September 28, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 12, 2021.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 1, 2022.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Written safety plan — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 12, 2021.
Permittee/applicant submitted incomplete written safety plan.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 7, 2021.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 7, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is September 28, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Smart Stars Academy, LTD was flagged in 50% 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): Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children. Last cited November 12, 2021; status on record: 2 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
What are your actual child-to-staff ratios in each room right now, and is someone on site today trained in first aid and CPR? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size.)
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