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Group child care center · Bronx, NY
RIVERDALE TEMPLE
A child care program in Bronx, New York City, with its inspection history from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health).
Program details
Program type: Group child care center, regulated by NYC Health
Address: 4545 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, Bronx, NY 10471
Phone: (718) 796-0335
Ages served: 2 YEARS - 5 YEARS
Capacity: 120 children
NYC Health permit number: 1929
NYC Health program ID: DC248
View the official record on NYC Health's Child Care Connect (search by program name or permit number 1929).
Inspection history
These records end in April 2023. NYC Health's open data file of child care inspections covers May 29, 2020 to April 24, 2023 and has not been updated since April 26, 2023. For newer inspections, search NYC Health's Child Care Connect by program name or permit number 1929.
In NYC Health's file (May 29, 2020 to April 24, 2023):
- 15 inspections
- 26 violations cited (Public Health Hazard 6, Critical 12, General 8)
A violation in this file means an inspector cited a Health Code rule at the time of the visit. The city lists violations when they are cited, before any hearing. Violations that can carry a fine go to the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH), which can uphold or dismiss them. The status under each violation shows whether the city marked it corrected. Read the official record for details.
Below is every inspection in the file for this program, newest first, with the type and result as NYC Health published them. NYC Health sorts violations into three categories: public health hazard, critical and general. Results such as "Fines pending" and each violation's status (open or corrected) are as of the file's last update in April 2023 and may have changed since. A compliance inspection checks violations cited earlier, so its result can mention corrected violations even when no new ones are listed. If the file lists the same violation more than once for one inspection, we show and count it once and note how many times it appears.
March 16, 2023 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · No new violations listed
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
January 12, 2023 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · 2 violations
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.13(d) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
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.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.33(c)(1) · Listed 3 times in the file for this inspection · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
December 14, 2022 · Initial Annual Inspection · No new violations listed
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Fines pending
October 7, 2022 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · 1 violation
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required
Pass key identification or other security device installed on all entrances
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.41(k)(2) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
September 2, 2022 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · 3 violations
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required
At time of inspection it was observed that child care service failed to provide appropriate guards on designated structures/equipment to protect children from potential injury.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.41(h) · Listed 3 times in the file for this inspection · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.41(j) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Pass key identification or other security device installed on all entrances
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.41(k)(2) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
August 11, 2022 · Inspection · 5 violations
Floors in commercial building properly Not constructed; Not maintained in good repair; unclean
Category: General · Health Code section 131.09(e) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection it was observed that child care service failed to provide appropriate guards on designated structures/equipment to protect children from potential injury.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.41(h) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Pass key identification or other security device installed on all entrances
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.41(k)(2) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.49(a) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.57(b) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
May 3, 2022 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · No new violations listed
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
May 3, 2022 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · 1 violation
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Fines pending
At time of inspection children were observed occupying space Not previously approved by the Dept of Buildings, FDNY and/or DOHMH.
Category: Public Health Hazard · Health Code section 47.57(f) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
March 30, 2022 · Initial Annual Inspection · 6 violations
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Fines pending
At time of inspection hallways and other means of egress were observed obstructed and impassable.
Category: Public Health Hazard · Health Code section 47.41(f) · Listed 2 times in the file for this inspection · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.41(j) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.49(c) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.57(b) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Exits and other egress Not provided with required signage at time of inspection.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.59(a) · Listed 2 times in the file for this inspection · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Child care service fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers at time of inspection.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.61(e) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
March 30, 2022 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · No new violations listed
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required
May 25, 2021 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · No new violations listed
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
May 25, 2021 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · 1 violation
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Violation summary not shown
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Category: Public Health Hazard · Health Code section 47.23(f)(1) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
May 7, 2021 · Initial Annual Inspection · 5 violations
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children
Category: Public Health Hazard · Health Code section 47.23(a) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Violation summary not shown
The city's summary for this violation may include a person's name, so we leave it out. It's in the official record.
Category: Public Health Hazard · Health Code section 47.23(f)(1) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Windows excluding fire escape windows in a child care service observed without window guards in a child care service.
Category: Public Health Hazard · Health Code section 47.41(e) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
At time of inspection toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.49(c) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Child care service fails to store dry goods in insect/rodent proof containers at time of inspection.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.61(e) · Listed 2 times in the file for this inspection · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
May 7, 2021 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · No new violations listed
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required
September 9, 2020 · Compliance Inspection of Open Violations · 2 violations
Result (as published; may have changed since April 2023): Reinspection Required
Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position.
Category: General · Health Code section 47.13(d) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
Required food protection procedures were Not implemented at time of inspection. Holder of food protection certificate was Not on site during hours of food preparation activity.
Category: Critical · Health Code section 47.61(a) · Status in the city's file (as of April 26, 2023): Corrected
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Sources
- Active NYC Health Code Regulated Child Care Programs: program details (Public Domain).
- DOHMH Childcare Center Inspections (Historical): inspections and violations, last updated April 26, 2023.
Both are published by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on NYC Open Data, which city law makes free to use without registration or license (NYC Admin. Code § 23-502). NYC Health does not endorse pages built from its data. We show the city's text as published. We don't show the file's violation-rate columns, which compare programs in ways that can mislead without context. Program details last checked November 12, 2026.