Bright Minds Academy's public record shows 12 DOHMH inspections, with 9 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 2 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-29. Per those records, the center has open lower-severity violations on record. The median licensed center in Staten Island has 1 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 30 applications for 40 seats — 0.75 per seat, more applications per seat than 19% of 3-K sites in Staten Island (borough median 1.32). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 19 applications for 29 seats — 0.66 per seat, more applications per seat than 18% of Pre-K sites in Staten Island (borough median 1.07). 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.
Medication Not administered according to written parental consent/written plan; unused portion Not returned to parent
Consent to provide emergency medical care for child was Not obtained at time of admission
Child care service that fails to maintain documentation of vaccination or proof of exemption is subject to fines. Document Not available at time of inspection.
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Not Required
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?
Showing the most recent inspections — the full history, the map, and the Safety Analysis load right on this page.