1181 NELSON AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10452 · Child Care - Pre School
NYC health inspectors visited Highbridge Advisory Council Family Services, INC. (Bronx) 8 times in the 2020–2023 records, flagging the center 2 times. Its 25% flagged rate is about the same as the NYC average for child care - pre school (21.9% NYC average). Last inspection on record: January 6, 2023.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 26, 2022.
Fingerprint screening not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results not satisfactory or CAP was not approved.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 4 time(s), most recently October 26, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently October 26, 2022.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently October 26, 2022.
Except in night care a group teacher shall be in charge of each group of children 2-6 years of age.
NYC inspectors cited 9 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 8 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 6, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Highbridge Advisory Council Family Services, INC. was flagged in 25% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — about the same as 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 October 26, 2022; status on record: 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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