Little Scholars Learning Center II's public record shows 12 DOHMH inspections, with 11 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 4 currently open, last inspected 2026-10-23. Per those records, the center has open critical violations on record. The median licensed center in Brooklyn has 2 critical violations over the same window. Its Article 47 drinking-water lead test is on file with no elevated result. Its license appears on DOHMH's current active-programs roster. The DOE also runs free 3-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 25 applications for 15 seats — 1.67 per seat, more applications per seat than 73% of 3-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 21 applications for 18 seats — 1.17 per seat, more applications per seat than 71% of Pre-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 0.81). Government records on this page are free; the interpretation layer (peer ranking, trend, cross-agency check) is the paid Safety Analysis.
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Inspection history
DOHMH inspection records, newest first, with each violation's official severity and current OPEN/CORRECTED status. We show the government record verbatim and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- Critical — DOHMH's classification for violations that pose a risk to children's health or safety. The center must correct these, and DOHMH follows up.
- General — lower-risk Health Code violations. They still must be corrected.
- OPEN — not yet recorded as corrected in the latest data. CORRECTED — fixed, and the correction is on the record.
- DOHMH inspects licensed centers routinely, after complaints, and to verify corrections — so a violation on record is normal; what matters is severity, whether it is still open, and whether it repeats. Details in our methodology.
At time of inspection heating apparatus was observed being used without appropriate guards. Restricted space heater observed being used.
At time of inspection hand wash sinks are Not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. At time of inspection water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
What this means
Building and equipment Hand-wash sinks did not have enough running water, or the water was hotter than the 115 degrees Fahrenheit the rule allows.
Worth asking: Where do children wash their hands, and who checks the water temperature?
Plumbing Not installed by licensed plumber; Not free of cross connections; Not tested for lead; remediation action Not taken
What this means
Building and equipment Plumbing was not installed by a licensed plumber, was not free of cross connections, was not tested for lead, or the required remediation was not done. The public record does not say which of these applied.
Worth asking: Has the plumbing been tested for lead, and what were the results?
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Not Required
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Fingerprint screening Not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results Not satisfactory or CAP was Not approved
What this means
Records Fingerprint background screening was not arranged for current or prospective staff, or a result was not satisfactory and the plan the city requires in that case was not approved. The citation does not say a person with a record was working with children.
Worth asking: How do you make sure every employee's fingerprint clearance is complete before they start?
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.
Qualified Group Teacher Not designated to cover for Education Director. Permittee failed to Notify Department of separation from service of Education Director
What this means
Records A qualified group teacher was not designated to cover for the Education Director, or the Department was not notified when the Education Director left.
Worth asking: Who is your current Education Director, and who covers when they are out?
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.
What this means
Records The rule requires documentation showing that every staff member and volunteer has the required immunizations (measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and Tdap), or a medical exemption. The citation concerns the records on file.
Worth asking: Do you keep immunization records current for every staff member, volunteers included?
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