655 MORRIS AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10451 · Child Care - Pre School
Congregation Luminous, INC. in Bronx was inspected 15 times between 2020 and 2023, and 6 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 40% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: March 22, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 21, 2023.
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 11 time(s), most recently March 21, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 6 time(s), most recently March 21, 2023.
Education Director observed having teaching duties when program enrollment exceeds 40; or 60 if program is part of a school and has a permit or Education Director oversees two co-located programs.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 14, 2023.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 6, 2023.
Written behavior management policy not provided, distributed to staff or made available to parents.
NYC inspectors cited 25 violation(s) across 6 flagged inspections (out of 15 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 22, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Congregation Luminous, INC. was flagged in 40% 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 21, 2023; 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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