Bright Horizons At West 72nd's public record shows 10 DOHMH inspections, with 7 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-05-11. Per those records, the center had critical violations in the last 3 years, all recorded as 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 144 applications for 15 seats — 9.6 per seat, more applications per seat than 94% of 3-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1.07). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 76 applications for 18 seats — 4.22 per seat, more applications per seat than 94% 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 it was determined that child care service failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
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