243 St. Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited ABR Prospect LLC (Brooklyn) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 3 times. Its 38% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: February 1, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently October 7, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently August 12, 2022.
Education Director or equivalent was not present to supervise children/staff in an infant/toddler program.
Permit terms & operating requirements (5.13) — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 22, 2021.
The center/camp fails to comply with terms of the permit.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 4 time(s), most recently October 7, 2022.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 1, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
ABR Prospect LLC was flagged in 38% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited October 7, 2022; status on record: 3 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.)
See the free decoded summary for ABR Prospect LLC
Get my free teaserFull decoded report with every violation + tour questions — $19.