180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 · Child Care - Pre School
Helen Keller Services For The Blind in Brooklyn was inspected 10 times between 2020 and 2023, and 4 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 9, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 14 time(s), most recently March 9, 2023.
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 September 8, 2022.
The center failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 3 time(s), most recently March 9, 2023.
Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies.
Group child care (daycare center) standards (47.09) — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 10, 2021.
New permit application submitted without required documentation such as identity of owners, pre-permit technical plan, certificate of occupancy, fire safety statement, written safety plan, staff certifications and qualifications including required review, permit fee and proof of workers' compensation and disability benefits insurance.
Group child care (daycare center) standards (47.07) — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 19, 2021.
Certificate of Occupancy/statement of Approval from DOB submitted prior to permit issuance; available upon request.
NYC inspectors cited 20 violation(s) across 4 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 9, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Helen Keller Services For The Blind 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited March 9, 2023; status on record: 14 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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