904 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462 · Child Care - Pre School
Of the 3 inspections NYC logged for Luminous Child Care Programs from 2020 to 2023, 2 resulted in cited violations — a 67% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 21.9% average for child care - pre school centers citywide. Last inspection on record: March 21, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 5 time(s), most recently March 10, 2023.
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 10, 2023.
Sufficient quantity of qualified staff not provided or assigned to supervise children.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 10, 2023.
Qualified Group Teacher not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director.
Daily health checks & illness procedures — cited 1 time(s), most recently March 10, 2023.
The center fails to conduct and document daily health assessment of incoming children. Individual not trained to identify disease.
Staff health & immunization records — cited 2 time(s), most recently March 8, 2023.
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 13 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 3 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is March 21, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Luminous Child Care Programs was flagged in 67% 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): Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have not been received. Last cited March 10, 2023; status on record: 5 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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