Brighter Horizons Inc. is child care in the provider's own home. New York State licenses this kind of home (“group family day care”) for up to 12 children plus 4 school-age children; an assistant must be on hand once more than eight children are present. State inspectors check it, not the city Health Department. The state's file shows 3 inspection visits, most recently Aug 24, 2026, with 10 violations not yet shown as fixed. Per the state's record, this provider has violations the record does not yet show as fixed. Its license or registration runs through Jan 22, 2027 in the state registry. Everything we publish for this record is free.
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Inspection history
Every state inspection visit on record for this home, newest first, from New York State's public file. We show the record as it stands and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- New York State inspects home programs at least once a year unannounced, when the license or registration comes up for renewal, and after complaints. Every visit is listed with its date and result.
- Violations found means inspectors cited one or more rule violations on that visit. Each one lists the rule, what it requires, and whether the record shows it corrected (fixed) or still uncorrected.
- The state doesn't publish severity rankings the way the city does for daycare centers. Read the description itself, and ask the provider about anything that worries you.
- To double-check anything or request the fuller file, open the official state record or get a pre-filled records-request letter, using the buttons under the inspection list. More in our methodology.
Official rule text — what the state requires: Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.
What this means
Records Except for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. They must name the area of the home where the child will nap, whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or crib, and how the napping child will be supervised. The citation concerns that written agreement.
Worth asking: Do you have a written nap arrangement for each child, and where do the children sleep?
Official rule text — what the state requires: No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.
What this means
Records No child may be accepted unless the program has a written statement, signed by a health care provider, that the child can take part in child care and appears free from contagious disease. The statement must have been completed within the 12 months before enrollment. The citation concerns those statements.
Worth asking: Can you show me that a current medical statement is on file for each enrolled child?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.
What this means
Records The program must keep documentation of the immunizations each child has received to date. The citation concerns those records.
Worth asking: Is each child's immunization record on file and current?
Official rule text — what the state requires: The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child;
What this means
Records At admission, caregivers must get written consent from the parent that lets the provider or other caregivers obtain emergency health care for the child. The citation concerns that consent.
Worth asking: Is a signed emergency care consent on file for my child?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.
What this means
Practice Each program must hold two shelter in place drills a year, during which procedures and supplies are reviewed, and parents must be told about the drill in advance. The citation concerns those drills.
Worth asking: When was the last shelter in place drill, and how were parents told?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age, emotional, physical and cognitive development.
What this means
Practice Children must be supervised at all times. The state's wording defines this as awareness of what each child is doing, with every child in a caregiver's range of vision except where the rule allows otherwise, and a caregiver close enough to step in. The public record does not describe what was seen.
Worth asking: How are the children supervised during naps, meals and outdoor play?
Official rule text — what the state requires: One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.
What this means
Practice One caregiver may care for at most six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight are school aged. A citation means the group was larger than that when the home was cited.
Worth asking: How many children are in the group, and how many caregivers are present?
Official rule text — what the state requires: Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.
What this means
Practice Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of them school age, are in care. A citation means that was not the case when the home was cited.
Worth asking: What happens when more than six young children are here at once?
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