3365 THIRD AVE, Bronx, NY 10456 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Little Scholars Early Development Center, LLC (Bronx) 11 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 9 times. Its 82% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 31, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 13, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 6 time(s), most recently May 20, 2022.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently August 4, 2021.
Required food protection procedures were not implemented Holder of food protection certificate was not on site during hours of food preparation activity.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 3 time(s), most recently June 16, 2021.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 31, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
NYC inspectors cited 16 violation(s) across 9 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 31, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Little Scholars Early Development Center, LLC was flagged in 82% 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 April 13, 2022; 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.)
See the free decoded summary for Little Scholars Early Development Center, LLC
Get my free teaserFull decoded report with every violation + tour questions — $19.