2160 EAST TREMONT AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10462 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center (Bronx) 16 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 8 times. Its 50% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: April 19, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Hand-washing practices — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 20, 2022.
Children and staff failed to wash hands after using lavatory, after diaper changing, prior to preparation of food or when else required.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 20, 2022.
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently July 14, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 5 time(s), most recently April 19, 2023.
In-depth review and real time drills in Safety Plan emergency procedures not provided to required persons annually; training not comprehensive.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 5 time(s), most recently April 19, 2023.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
NYC inspectors cited 67 violation(s) across 8 flagged inspections (out of 16 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 19, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center 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): Children and staff failed to wash hands after using lavatory, after diaper changing, prior to preparation of food or when else required. Last cited October 20, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
How do you make sure children and staff wash hands after the bathroom, diaper changes and before meals? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: hand-washing practices.)
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