Bright Minds Center's public record shows 9 DOHMH inspections, with 0 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-04-15. 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 44 applications for 30 seats — 1.47 per seat, more applications per seat than 60% of 3-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1.07). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 25 applications for 17 seats — 1.47 per seat, more applications per seat than 68% 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.
Appropriate outdoor play area Not provided or maintained at the time of inspection.
What this means
Building and equipment An appropriate outdoor play area was not provided or was not maintained.
Worth asking: Where do children play outdoors, and who is with them?
At time of inspection it was observed that child care service failed to provide appropriate guards on designated structures/equipment to protect children from potential injury.
What this means
Building and equipment The center did not provide appropriate guards on designated structures or equipment to protect children from potential injury.
Worth asking: What equipment needed a guard, and was it fixed?
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Not Required
Pest management plan generated and implemented when required by the Department
Plumbing and plumbing fixtures Not properly connected, vented, drained; Not installed and maintained in commercial building
What this means
Building and equipment Plumbing or plumbing fixtures in the commercial building were not properly connected, vented, drained, installed or maintained.
Worth asking: What was repaired after the inspection?
Appropriate outdoor play area Not provided or maintained at the time of inspection.
What this means
Building and equipment An appropriate outdoor play area was not provided or was not maintained.
Worth asking: Where do children play outdoors, and who is with them?
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