260 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited BED Stuy Kids, INC. (Brooklyn) 11 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 5 times. Its 45% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 29, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 8, 2021.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently December 15, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 8, 2021.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 24, 2021.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
NYC inspectors cited 13 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 29, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
BED Stuy Kids, INC. was flagged in 45% 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 January 12, 2023; status on record: 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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