3223 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10463 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 5 inspections NYC logged for Bright Horizons AT Riverdale from 2020 to 2023, 2 resulted in cited violations — a 40% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: December 29, 2022.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently August 18, 2021.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 28, 2022.
15 hours of training not completed in 24 months. At least 5 hours of training not conducted in each 12 month period. Required topics not covered.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 2 time(s), most recently August 18, 2021.
The center unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
NYC inspectors cited 5 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 5 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is December 29, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Horizons AT Riverdale was flagged in 40% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers 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 August 18, 2021; 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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