888 MAIN STREET, Manhattan, NY 10044 · Child Care - Pre School
Bright Horizons Children's Center in Manhattan was inspected 5 times between 2020 and 2023, and 3 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 60% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Pre School in NYC (21.9%). Last inspection on record: February 21, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 3 time(s), most recently November 23, 2022.
Hallways and other means of egress were obstructed and impassable.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 15, 2022.
The center failed to take any and all necessary action to eliminate potential hazards.
Toilets, sinks & diaper-changing sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently June 15, 2022.
Hand wash sinks are not supplied with an adequate amount of running water. water temperature exceeded 115 deg Fahrenheit.
Fire safety & emergency equipment — cited 1 time(s), most recently June 15, 2022.
Fire extinguishers observed not to be inspected or maintained.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 1 time(s), most recently February 8, 2021.
Toxic substances observed improperly stored so as to result in the potential for exposure or contamination of facility surfaces.
NYC inspectors cited 11 violation(s) across 3 flagged inspections (out of 5 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 21, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Horizons Children's Center was flagged in 60% 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): Hallways and other means of egress were obstructed and impassable. Last cited November 23, 2022; status on record: 3 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
Can we walk the classrooms together? I want to see the current condition of the floors, walls, ceilings and windows. (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits.)
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