435 EAST 70 STREET, Manhattan, NY 10021 · Child Care - Pre School
Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC in Manhattan was inspected 10 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 30% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: January 12, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size — cited 1 time(s), most recently April 26, 2021.
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
The center failed to conduct and document monthly fire drills.
Staff training: SIDS, infection control, ongoing hours — cited 2 time(s), most recently July 21, 2021.
The center failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
Floors/walls ceilings were not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
Building upkeep (commercial building standards) — cited 3 time(s), most recently January 12, 2023.
Plumbing and plumbing fixtures not properly connected, vented, drained; not installed and maintained in commercial building.
NYC inspectors cited 10 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 10 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is January 12, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Horizons Children's Centers, LLC was flagged in 30% of its inspections, versus a 21.9% average for Child Care - Pre School centers citywide — above the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children. Last cited April 26, 2021; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
What are your actual child-to-staff ratios in each room right now, and is someone on site today trained in first aid and CPR? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: supervision, child-to-staff ratios & group size.)
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