490 EAST 143 STREET, Bronx, NY 10454 · Child Care - Pre School
LA Peninsula Community Organization in Bronx was inspected 10 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 30% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: April 7, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 4 time(s), most recently April 7, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 4, 2022.
Electrical/chemical/mechanical hazards observed.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2021.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Pest control — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 4, 2022.
The center not free of pests or maintains pest harborage conditions.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 4, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
NYC inspectors cited 11 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 7, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
LA Peninsula Community Organization was flagged in 30% 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): Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish. Last cited April 7, 2023; status on record: 3 CORRECTED, 1 OPEN. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Can we walk the classrooms together? I want to see the current condition of the floors, walls, ceilings and windows. (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits.)
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