Step Ahead Llc.'s public record shows 8 DOHMH inspections, with 5 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-08-06. Per those records, the center had critical violations in the last 3 years, all recorded as corrected. 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 81 applications for 30 seats — 2.7 per seat, more applications per seat than 86% of 3-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 46 applications for 30 seats — 1.53 per seat, more applications per seat than 83% 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.
DOHMH inspection summary: Previously cited violations corrected
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required
Interior entrances and exits monitored and secure; Panic bars required on exterior entrances and exits by May 1, 2016
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?
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.
What this means
Practice Required food protection procedures were not followed, including that the holder of a food protection certificate was not on site during food preparation.
Worth asking: Who holds the food protection certificate, and are they there at every meal?
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