814 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 9 inspections NYC logged for Cititots Early Childhood Center, INC. from 2020 to 2023, 4 resulted in cited violations — a 44% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: March 27, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 14 time(s), most recently March 8, 2023.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 4, 2021.
Safe sleep environment provided in infant toddler service; safe sleep environment complies with US CPSC and ASTM standards. Crib bumper pad prohibited unless medically prescribed.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 8, 2023.
All teachers have not received training in infectious disease control and reporting.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 8, 2023.
N permittee shall admit a child without appropriate documentation of immunization or medical exemption.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 18, 2023.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
NYC inspectors cited 26 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 9 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 27, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Cititots Early Childhood Center, INC. was flagged in 44% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited March 8, 2023; status on record: 12 CORRECTED, 2 OPEN. 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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