950 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 29 inspections NYC logged for Beanstalk Child Care Academy from 2020 to 2023, 14 resulted in cited violations — a 48% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: April 11, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently April 6, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently December 7, 2022.
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 15, 2021.
Heating apparatus was being used without appropriate guards. Restricted space heater observed being used.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 7 time(s), most recently April 11, 2023.
Required food protection procedures were not implemented Holder of food protection certificate was not on site during hours of food preparation activity.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 3 time(s), most recently April 6, 2023.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
NYC inspectors cited 42 violation(s) across 14 flagged inspections (out of 29 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 11, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Beanstalk Child Care Academy was flagged in 48% 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 6, 2023; status on record: 3 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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