NYC Childcare Data Brief — August 2026
Data as of Aug 31, 2026. Every number below is computed from official government records — the city Health Department’s daily roster and inspection files, New York State’s licensing registry, and the DOE’s MySchools directory. No estimates, no survey data. Free to cite with a link.
The numbers
| Licensed daycare centers | 2,749 (+12 since last month) |
| Free Pre-K / 3-K programs | 1,884 (unchanged) |
| Home-based programs (state-licensed) | 4,479 (−11 since last month) |
| Centers with an open critical violation | 188 (−18 since last month) |
| Centers with a clean recent record | 320 (unchanged) |
| Home programs with uncorrected violations | 322 (−29 since last month) |
| Home programs under state enforcement | 14 (−1 since last month) |
| Centers with elevated water-lead results | 78 (−2 since last month) |
Free Pre-K and 3-K seats
The DOE’s MySchools directory lists 66,666 free seats across 1,121 sites in its most recent admissions data, with 75,249 applicants — about 1.13 applicants per seat citywide. (−48 seats since last month)
What changed this month
Programs whose official record changed since the start of the month, from the city and state records we track. Each links to its full record; "new open critical violation" and "enforcement action" report the government’s own status, which the program may have addressed since.
Newly listed on the city roster (32)
- Vivvi 16, LLC · Manhattan
- Vivvi 16, LLC · Manhattan
- Bronx Sky Child Care Center Inc. · Bronx
- Harlem Rbi Incorporated · Bronx
- Harlem Rbi Incorporated · Bronx
- Imagine Early Learning Centers, LLC · Manhattan
- La Maternelle West55 LLC · Manhattan
- M.S. Sunshine Inc · Brooklyn
- …and 24 more
New state enforcement action this month (3)
- Mejia, Rosemary · Bronx
- Tender Touch Day Care · Queens
- Parker, Teleakie · Bronx
New open critical violation this month (54)
- Adapt Community Network/ Harry H. Gordon School · Bronx
- Astoria Blue Feather Early Learning Center · Queens
- Atlantic Collective, Inc. · Brooklyn
- B'Above Worldwide Institute /New Hyde Park · Brooklyn
- Birch Family Services, Inc. · Queens
- Bright Horizons At West 53rd · Manhattan
- Bumblebees R Us, Inc. · Brooklyn
- Bumblebees-R-Us Inc · Brooklyn
- …and 46 more
About this data
Counts reflect the programs listed on official rosters on the date above. “Open critical” is the Health Department’s own severity class for issues posing a risk to children’s health or safety, not yet recorded as corrected. “Uncorrected” for home programs is the state record’s own status. Details and limitations: methodology.
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Free to reuse with a link (CC BY 4.0). Suggested citation:
NYC Daycare Check, “NYC Childcare Data Brief — August 2026,” computed from official NYC DOHMH, NYS OCFS, and NYC DOE records. https://nycdaycarecheck.com/briefs/2026-08
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