4765 HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY, Bronx, NY 10471 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 8 inspections NYC logged for Riverdale Presbyterian Church from 2020 to 2023, 4 resulted in cited violations — a 50% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: February 17, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 24, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 24, 2022.
Children were occupying space not previously approved by the Dept of Buildings, FDNY and/or DOHMH.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 24, 2023.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 6 time(s), most recently February 17, 2023.
The center failed to provide appropriate guards on designated structures/equipment to protect children from potential injury.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 24, 2023.
The center unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
NYC inspectors cited 16 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 17, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Riverdale Presbyterian Church 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited January 24, 2023; status on record: 2 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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