196 ALBANY AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11213 · Child Care - Pre School
Creative Learning Academy in Brooklyn was inspected 3 times between 2020 and 2023, and 1 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 33% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: February 1, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 8 time(s), most recently March 4, 2022.
Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available.
NYC inspectors cited 8 violation(s) across 1 flagged inspections (out of 3 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 1, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Creative Learning Academy was flagged in 33% 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): Uncleared staff observed having unsupervised contact with children. Current SCR clearance is over 2 years old. Documents not available. Last cited March 4, 2022; status on record: 8 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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