Bright Horizons At Dumbo's public record shows 21 DOHMH inspections, with 6 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 2 currently open, last inspected 2026-10-22. 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 77 applications for 27 seats — 2.85 per seat, more applications per seat than 87% of 3-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 41 applications for 18 seats — 2.28 per seat, more applications per seat than 92% 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
Permittee/applicant failed to submit a written safety plan; written safety plan is Not approved; staff Not trained, drilled in plan; training, drills Not evaluated; plan Not maintained and updated.
What this means
Records There was a problem with the center's written safety plan: it was not submitted or approved, staff were not trained or drilled in it, or it was not kept up to date.
Worth asking: Can I see the safety plan, and when were staff last drilled on it?
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