711 MANIDA STREET, Bronx, NY 10474 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited LA Peninsula Head Start (Bronx) 11 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 6 times. Its 55% flagged rate is above the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: April 18, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 9 time(s), most recently April 18, 2023.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 8 time(s), most recently April 18, 2023.
All teachers have not received training in infectious disease control and reporting.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 8, 2022.
Required food protection procedures were not implemented Holder of food protection certificate was not on site during hours of food preparation activity.
Children's medical exams & immunizations — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 11, 2022.
Enrolled children 6 months to 59 months have not received FDA approved annual influenza immunization by December 31 of the year.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 11, 2022.
Exits and other egress not provided with required signage.
NYC inspectors cited 27 violation(s) across 6 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 18, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
LA Peninsula Head Start was flagged in 55% 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): Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved. Last cited April 18, 2023; status on record: 9 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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