Bright Horizons At West 53rd
Inspection history
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneInspection records for New York City center-based programs come from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which permits them. The city notes that some violations may not be final: programs can challenge citations at a hearing, and adjudicated violations may be dismissed.
| Date | Kind | Outcome as recorded | Violations | Official record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 4 | Official report |
| May 19, 2026 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | Official report |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | Official report |
| May 22, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 3 | Official report |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Passed inspection with no violations | 0 | Official report |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Initial Annual Inspection | Passed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection | 0 | Official report |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Reinspection Required; Fines pending | 0 | Official report |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Compliance Inspection of Open Violations | Previously cited violations corrected | 0 | Official report |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Monitoring Inspection Non-Routine | Reinspection Not Required | 1 | Official report |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 2 | Official report |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Initial Annual Inspection | Reinspection Not Required | 4 | Official report |
Violations
Text reproduced verbatim · NYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneNearly every licensed provider accumulates some. A missing signature and an unlocked medicine cabinet are both “violations”, and they are not the same thing. Look at the class, the pattern over time and how quickly it was corrected — not the count alone.
Class is our grouping of the state’s own weights, reviewed per state. The agency’s own label is always shown beside it.
“Walls and ceiling in commercial building Not properly constructed; Not maintained in good repair; unclean”
“Commercial building regularly cleaned; kept clean and in good repair; kept free of overcrowding.”
“At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.”
“Floors in walk in refrigerators that are water flushed shall have non absorbent pitched floors to facilitate draining”
“Plumbing and plumbing fixtures Not properly connected, vented, drained; Not installed and maintained in commercial building”
“At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.”
“Equipment designed for cleaning in place designed to facilitate satisfactory cleaning and sanitizing of all interior surfaces; is self-draining or can be completely evacuated”
“At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.”
“At time of inspection it was determined that child care service allows staff to perform their duties that are Not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are Not maintained by child care service.”
“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.”
“Plumbing and plumbing fixtures Not properly connected, vented, drained; Not installed and maintained in commercial building”
“Commercial building regularly cleaned; kept clean and in good repair; kept free of overcrowding.”
“Cots or other sleep equipment Not placed two feet apart or separated by a partition”
“Frozen food observed being thawed by unacceptable method at time of inspection.”
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