23-88 31st Street, Queens, NY 11105 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Of the 11 inspections NYC logged for Bright Start Child Learning Center, INC. from 2020 to 2023, 6 resulted in cited violations — a 55% flagged rate, which is above the NYC average against the 17.4% average for child care - infants/toddlers centers citywide. Last inspection on record: February 16, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Building condition: floors, walls, windows, exits — cited 2 time(s), most recently February 1, 2023.
Hallways and other means of egress were obstructed and impassable.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 1 time(s), most recently January 31, 2023.
Safe sleep environment provided in infant toddler service; safe sleep environment complies with US CPSC and ASTM standards. Crib bumper pad prohibited unless medically prescribed.
Heating, ventilation & room temperature — cited 6 time(s), most recently February 1, 2023.
Inside temperature of between 68 deg. F. and 72 deg. F. was not maintained when outside temperature registered below 55 deg. F.
Food handling & kitchen sanitation — cited 2 time(s), most recently January 31, 2023.
Children feeding bottles observed stored/used without being properly labeled with child's name and date of preparation.
Cleanliness & facility upkeep — cited 2 time(s), most recently August 25, 2022.
The center facility observed not maintained or in disrepair. Dry sweeping observed in areas occupied by children.
NYC inspectors cited 16 violation(s) across 6 flagged inspections (out of 11 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is February 16, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Start Child Learning Center, INC. was flagged in 55% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers 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 February 1, 2023; status on record: 2 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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