Brooklyn/Carroll Gardens-Columbia Street-Red Hook/11231

Ladybug Playgroup Inc.

413 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 · (347) 581-1891

Ages 2 to 5 years · Up to 15 kids

Grade A: Few violations on file

Grade A: few violations on file

No supervision, safe-sleep or background-check violations. 7 inspections from Mar 7, 2024 to Jun 24, 2026. Violations: 0 public health hazard, 1 critical, 1 general. How we grade

What to check first

  • 0Supervision or staff-to-child ratio violations
  • 0Safe-sleep violations (SIDS training, cribs, nap rules)
  • 0Staff 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

Jun 24, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations

No violations written up.

Jun 11, 2026Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection

No violations written up.

Mar 3, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.59(d)At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Sep 25, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Not Required
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.
May 6, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations

No violations written up.

Jun 11, 2024Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations

No violations written up.

Mar 7, 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 #103810 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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