Brightstar Daycare At Rochambeau Inc.'s public record shows 13 DOHMH inspections, with 10 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-04-29. Per those records, the center had critical violations in the last 3 years, all recorded as corrected. The median licensed center in Bronx has 4 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 20 applications for 45 seats — 0.44 per seat, more applications per seat than 13% of 3-K sites in the Bronx (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 34 applications for 34 seats — 1 per seat, more applications per seat than 61% of Pre-K sites in the Bronx (borough median 0.83). 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 child care service unable to document that all children enrolled have had an age appropriate medical evaluation.
What this means
Records The center could not document that every enrolled child has had an age-appropriate medical evaluation.
Worth asking: How do you keep each child's medical evaluation on file?
At time of inspection records of enrolled children's periodic medical examination were Not provided or maintained.
What this means
Records Records of enrolled children's periodic medical examinations were not provided or not maintained.
Worth asking: How do you keep each child's health records current?
Staff and volunteers obtain documentation showing immunization with 2 doses measles/mumps, 1 dose rubella, 2 doses varicella and 1 dose Tdap. Medical exemptions only. History of measles, mumps or rubella shall Not replace MMR vaccine except in presence of MMR varicella antibodies.
What this means
Records The rule requires documentation showing that every staff member and volunteer has the required immunizations (measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and Tdap), or a medical exemption. The citation concerns the records on file.
Worth asking: Do you keep immunization records current for every staff member, volunteers included?
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
What this means
Building and equipment The facility was not kept in good repair, and dry sweeping was seen in areas where children spend time, which the rule does not allow.
Worth asking: How are the children's rooms cleaned, and when?
At time of inspection hand wash sinks are Not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. At time of inspection water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
What this means
Building and equipment Hand-wash sinks did not have enough running water, or the water was hotter than the 115 degrees Fahrenheit the rule allows.
Worth asking: Where do children wash their hands, and who checks the water temperature?
At time of inspection child care service facility observed Not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
What this means
Building and equipment The facility was not kept in good repair, and dry sweeping was seen in areas where children spend time, which the rule does not allow.
Worth asking: How are the children's rooms cleaned, and when?
At time of inspection hand wash sinks are Not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. At time of inspection water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
What this means
Building and equipment Hand-wash sinks did not have enough running water, or the water was hotter than the 115 degrees Fahrenheit the rule allows.
Worth asking: Where do children wash their hands, and who checks the water temperature?
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