2260 CROTONA AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10457 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Brainiac Babies (Bronx) 7 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 3 times. Its 43% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: March 8, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Compliance with Health Department orders — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 9, 2022.
The center/camp fails to comply with an Order of the Board or Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 14, 2022.
Toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 14, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate the potential for exposure to choking hazards by children.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 23, 2020.
Epi auto injector not provided, not maintained or expired.
Lighting & ventilation — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 14, 2022.
The center failed to provide sufficient lighting and or failed to maintain adequate foot candles in areas used by children.
NYC inspectors cited 10 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 8, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Brainiac Babies was flagged in 43% 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): The center/camp fails to comply with an Order of the Board or Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene. Last cited February 9, 2022; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
The city issued a formal order against this program in the past. What was it about, and how was it resolved? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: compliance with health department orders.)
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