190 S 1ST ST, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 8 inspections NYC logged for Guidepost Montessori from 2020 to 2023, 2 resulted in cited violations — a 25% flagged rate, which is about the same as the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: April 4, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 6 time(s), most recently March 2, 2021.
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 1 time(s), most recently March 3, 2021.
The center providing care without a staff member trained in First Aid/CPR on site.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 2, 2021.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 2, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 2, 2021.
The center allows staff to perform their duties that are not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are not maintained by the center.
NYC inspectors cited 12 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 8 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.
Guidepost Montessori was flagged in 25% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as 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 March 2, 2021; status on record: 6 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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