655 MORRIS AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10451 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Congregation Luminous, INC. in Bronx was inspected 12 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 25% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers in NYC (17.4%). Last inspection on record: March 16, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 3 time(s), most recently April 28, 2022.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 2, 2023.
The center failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 28, 2022.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Written safety plan — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 2, 2023.
Written Safety Plan does not include safe sleep provisions.
NYC inspectors cited 6 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 12 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 16, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Congregation Luminous, INC. was flagged in 25% 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 April 28, 2022; 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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