2863 WEBSTER AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10458 · Child Care - Pre School
Marc Academy And Family Center in Bronx was inspected 12 times between 2020 and 2023, and 5 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 42% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 15, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 4, 2020.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 4 time(s), most recently March 15, 2023.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 15, 2023.
Enrolled children 6 months to 59 months have not received FDA approved annual influenza immunization by December 31 of the year.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently May 19, 2022.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 8 time(s), most recently March 15, 2023.
Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies.
NYC inspectors cited 25 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 12 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 15, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Marc Academy And Family Center was flagged in 42% 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 November 4, 2020; 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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