The Shield Institute Bronx Early Learning Center's public record shows 15 DOHMH inspections, with 10 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 1 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-30. Per those records, the center has open lower-severity violations on record. The median licensed center in Bronx has 4 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. 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.
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?
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
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