Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center Inc.
5 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · (718) 453-0788
Ages 2 to 5 years · Up to 120 kids
Grade B: some violations on file
Including 1 supervision or ratio violation and 1 background-check violation. 11 inspections from Nov 16, 2023 to Oct 16, 2026. Violations: 1 public health hazard, 6 critical, 5 general. How we grade
What to check first
- 1Supervision or staff-to-child ratio violations
- 0Safe-sleep violations (SIDS training, cribs, nap rules)
- 1Staff background-check violations (fingerprints, SCR registry clearance)
- 0Violations listed as open when we last pulled the data
- 0Repeats: same Health Code rule cited at an earlier visit
Counts cover every inspection below. What the violation types mean
Inspection history
Oct 16, 2026Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Passed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection
No violations written up.
Sep 22, 2026Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required
No violations written up.
Jul 29, 2026Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
No violations written up.
Jun 11, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.59(g)Required smoke and carbon monoxide detectors Not provided or maintained at time of inspection.
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.29(c)(2)Sufficient trained staff Not provided; staff Not on site; training unsatisfactory.
May 18, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
No violations written up.
Oct 16, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Public health hazard (fix within 1 business day)CorrectedSupervision/ratioBackground checkHealth Code 47.19(h)(3)Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have Not been received
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.37(b)(1)At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.13(f)Child care service teaching staff acting as assistant teachers do Not meet age and educational requirements.
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.33(c)(1)Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall Not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies.
Jan 9, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
No violations written up.
Jan 2, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.11(a)Permittee/applicant failed to submit a written safety plan; written safety plan is Not approved; staff Not trained, drilled in plan; training, drills Not evaluated; plan Not maintained and updated.
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.11(b)(3)Written safety Plan does Not include provisions for fire prevention and response
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.57(d)At time of inspection inside temperature of between 68 deg. F. and 72 deg. F. was Not maintained when outside temperature registered below 55 deg. F.
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.41(j)At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Mar 20, 2024Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Passed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection
No violations written up.
Jan 10, 2024Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.29(c)(1)Epi auto injector Not provided, Not maintained or expired.
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.45(b)At time of inspection child care service failed to provide sufficient lighting and or failed to maintain adequate foot candles in areas used by children.
Nov 16, 2023Lead Based Paint or Lead in Water Inspection - Previously cited violations corrected
No violations written up.
Violation text is the city's own wording, from NYC Child Care Connect (search permit #5170 or the name to see the city's page). We pulled this from the city on Oct 19, 2026. It covers the last 3 years. The city says some of these violations may not be final. Programs can challenge them at a hearing, and some get dismissed.
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