3952 3RD AVE, Bronx, NY 10457 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Bright Future Kiddie 4 (Bronx) 6 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 5 times. Its 83% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: April 19, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 4 time(s), most recently April 19, 2023.
The center failed to conduct business and employment reference checks of staff/volunteers.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 22, 2023.
Education Director or equivalent was not present to supervise children/staff in an infant/toddler program.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 7 time(s), most recently February 22, 2023.
Enrolled children 6 months to 59 months have not received FDA approved annual influenza immunization by December 31 of the year.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 22, 2023.
Training in SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome and Safe Sleep practices not provided to staff.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 3 time(s), most recently February 3, 2023.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
NYC inspectors cited 32 violation(s) across 5 flagged inspections (out of 6 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 19, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Future Kiddie 4 was flagged in 83% 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 failed to conduct business and employment reference checks of staff/volunteers. Last cited April 19, 2023; status on record: 2 OPEN, 2 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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