844 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Child Care - Pre School
Beanstalk Child Care Academy in Brooklyn was inspected 12 times between 2020 and 2023, and 4 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 33% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: April 4, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 11, 2021.
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program.
Conduct detrimental to health & safety — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2021.
Individual associated with the center/camp involved in an act detrimental to health and safety.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 4, 2023.
The center failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 4, 2023.
The center fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently July 7, 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 9 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 12 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 4, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Beanstalk Child Care Academy was flagged in 33% 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): Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program. Last cited March 11, 2021; status on record: 2 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
What are your actual child-to-staff ratios in each room right now, and is someone on site today trained in first aid and CPR? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size.)
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