Brooklyn/Park Slope-Gowanus/11215
Bumblebees R Us
501 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 · (718) 499-9800
Ages 2 to 5 years · Up to 20 kids
Grade B: some violations on file
Including 7 supervision or ratio violations, 2 background-check violations and 1 still open. 13 inspections from Apr 5, 2024 to Oct 16, 2026. Violations: 4 public health hazard, 4 critical, 2 general. How we grade
What to check first
- 7Supervision or staff-to-child ratio violations
- 0Safe-sleep violations (SIDS training, cribs, nap rules)
- 2Staff background-check violations (fingerprints, SCR registry clearance)
- 1Violations 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, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Not Required
General (fix within 1 month)OpenHealth 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.
Apr 23, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
No violations written up.
Sep 12, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Previously cited violations corrected
No violations written up.
Jun 17, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
No violations written up.
May 19, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required
No violations written up.
Apr 29, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedSupervision/ratioHealth Code 81.15(a)Individual certified in food protection Not on site during periods of food preparation.
Apr 23, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
No violations written up.
Mar 7, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - 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
Public health hazard (fix within 1 business day)CorrectedSupervision/ratioHealth Code 47.23(a)Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedSupervision/ratioHealth Code 47.13(c)(1)Qualified Group Teacher Not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedBackground checkHealth Code 47.19(c)(3)SCR clearances Not arranged for; clearance review Not conducted; SCR clearance Not repeated every two years
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.13(c)Child Care program designates a certified group teacher as Education Director. Education Director can Not serve more than two programs operated by same legal entity that are co-located.
Mar 5, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
No violations written up.
Feb 25, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.29(c)(2)Sufficient trained staff Not provided; staff Not on site; training unsatisfactory.
Dec 11, 2024Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
No violations written up.
Sep 12, 2024Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Public health hazard (fix within 1 business day)CorrectedSupervision/ratioHealth Code 47.23(a)(1)Sufficient quantity of qualified staff Not provided or assigned to supervise children at time of inspection
Public health hazard (fix within 1 business day)CorrectedSupervision/ratioHealth Code 47.23(f)(1)Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedSupervision/ratioHealth Code 47.23(e)Child care service providing care without a staff member trained in First Aid/CPR on site at time of inspection.
Apr 5, 2024Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
No violations written up.
Violation text is the city's own wording, from NYC Child Care Connect (search permit #35178 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.
Nearby daycares
| Grade | Program | Distance | Ages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open or repeated serious violations | Saint Saviour Nursery School | 0 mi | 3 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | Beansprouts | 0.2 mi | 2 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | Beansprouts | 0.3 mi | 2 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | Beansprouts | 0.3 mi | 2 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | Park Slope Little Learners Inc. | 0.3 mi | 2 to 5 years |