890 PROSPECT AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10459 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Fidelis Early Childhood Center LLC (Bronx) 9 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 4 times. Its 44% 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.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 1, 2023.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 19, 2023.
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 February 7, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Lighting & ventilation — cited 2 time(s), most recently April 26, 2022.
The center failed to provide sufficient lighting and or failed to maintain adequate foot candles in areas used by children.
NYC inspectors cited 6 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 9 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.
Fidelis Early Childhood Center LLC was flagged in 44% 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): Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available. Last cited February 1, 2023; 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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