Bright Horizons At West 53rd's public record shows 11 DOHMH inspections, with 0 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-06-01. Per those records, the center had only lower-severity violations in the last 3 years, all corrected. The median licensed center in Manhattan 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 71 applications for 54 seats — 1.31 per seat, more applications per seat than 58% of 3-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1.07). 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 81% of Pre-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1). 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.
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
What this means
Building and equipment A floor, wall or ceiling was in disrepair, or was covered in a finish the city calls toxic. It is among the most commonly cited rules.
Worth asking: What was repaired after the inspection, and can I see that room?
Walls and ceiling in commercial building Not properly constructed; Not maintained in good repair; unclean
What this means
Building and equipment Walls and ceilings in the commercial building were not properly constructed, were not in good repair, or were unclean.
Worth asking: What was fixed after the inspection?
Floors in walk in refrigerators that are water flushed shall have non absorbent pitched floors to facilitate draining
Commercial building regularly cleaned; kept clean and in good repair; kept free of overcrowding.
What this means
Building and equipment The commercial building was not regularly cleaned, not kept in good repair, or not kept free of overcrowding.
Worth asking: How often is the space cleaned, and by whom?
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
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