Sunset Park Children's School's public record shows 16 DOHMH inspections, with 12 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-07-21. 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 33 applications for 30 seats — 1.1 per seat, more applications per seat than 56% of 3-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 27 applications for 20 seats — 1.35 per seat, more applications per seat than 78% 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: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children
What this means
Practice Children were not under constant and competent supervision by enough staff. The city's wording is a template, and the public record does not say what the inspector saw.
Worth asking: How do you cover supervision during naps, bathroom trips, meals and outdoor play?
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?
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?
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
What this means
Practice The center did not conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Worth asking: When was your last fire drill, and how are drills recorded?
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