1325 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Brooklyn, NY 11239 · Child Care - Pre School
Starrett Early Learning Center in Brooklyn was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 1 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 14% flagged rate — better than the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: February 17, 2023.
Better than average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2020.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2020.
Fire extinguishers observed not to be inspected or maintained.
Teacher qualifications & credentials — cited 2 time(s), most recently November 17, 2020.
The center staff identified/acting as group teachers do not meet the required qualifications of the position.
NYC inspectors cited 4 violation(s) across 1 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 17, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Starrett Early Learning Center was flagged in 14% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — better than the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited November 17, 2020; status on record: 1 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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