Brooklyn/Prospect Heights/11238
Montessori Day School of Brooklyn
237 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · (718) 398-2322
Ages 2 to 5 years · Up to 109 kids
Grade B: some violations on file
Including 2 supervision or ratio violations. 12 inspections from Jan 12, 2024 to Jul 16, 2026. Violations: 3 public health hazard, 4 critical, 3 general. How we grade
What to check first
- 2Supervision 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
Jul 16, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
No violations written up.
May 8, 2026Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
No violations written up.
Apr 22, 2026Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Required
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.59(a)Exits and other egress Not provided with required signage at time of inspection.
Critical (fix within 2 weeks)CorrectedHealth Code 47.59(b)Fire extinguishers observed Not to be inspected or maintained at time of inspection.
Dec 2, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Passed inspection with no violations
No violations written up.
Oct 21, 2025Result not listed
No violations written up.
Oct 21, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Previously closed program re-opened
No violations written up.
Oct 9, 2025Result not listed
No violations written up.
Oct 8, 2025Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine - Reinspection Required; Program closed
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
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
Public health hazard (fix within 1 business day)CorrectedHealth Code 3.07At time of inspection it was determined that individual associated with child care service/camp involved in an act detrimental to health and safety.
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 47.41(k)(1)Interior entrances and exits monitored and secure; Panic bars required on exterior entrances and exits by May 1, 2016
Jul 16, 2025Compliance Inspection of Open Violations - Passed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection
No violations written up.
Jun 3, 2025Initial Annual Inspection - Reinspection Not Required
General (fix within 1 month)CorrectedHealth Code 47.27(b)Child care service fails to conduct and document daily health assessment of incoming children. Individual Not trained to identify disease.
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.
Jun 7, 2024Initial 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.
Jan 12, 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 #8210 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Few violations on file | Aozora Community Foundation | 0.2 mi | 2 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | Luria Academy of Brooklyn | 0.2 mi | 3 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | Abr Prospect LLC | 0.2 mi | 0 to 2 years |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Abr Prospect LLC | 0.2 mi | 2 to 5 years |
| Few violations on file | The Nook Park Slope LLC | 0.2 mi | 2 to 5 years |