253 West 72ND ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 · Child Care - Infants/Toddlers
Bright Horizons AT West 72ND in Manhattan was inspected 7 times between 2020 and 2023, and 2 of those inspections ended with at least one violation cited. That is a 29% flagged rate — above the NYC average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers in NYC (17.4%). Last inspection on record: April 4, 2023.
Above average Standing vs NYC average.
Written safety plan — cited 2 time(s), most recently September 26, 2022.
Permittee/applicant failed to submit a written safety plan; written safety plan is not approved; staff not trained, drilled in plan; training, drills not evaluated; plan not maintained and updated.
Staff background screening & clearances — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 26, 2022.
The center failed to Notify DOHMH within 24 hours of child abuse allegation/indication or record of criminal activity of individuals associated with the center; serious injury, death or loss of a child.
Activities, discipline & safe sleep — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 26, 2022.
Appropriate child activity not provided by the center; unacceptable forms of discipline utilized by staff of the center.
Safety plan, EpiPens & injury logs — cited 1 time(s), most recently September 26, 2022.
Incident injury log of accidents illness and epi auto injector use not provided, not maintained and not available upon request.
NYC inspectors cited 5 violation(s) across 2 flagged inspections (out of 7 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is April 4, 2023. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Bright Horizons AT West 72ND was flagged in 29% of its inspections, versus a 17.4% average for Child Care - Infants/Toddlers centers citywide — above the NYC average.
4 citation(s) are marked OPEN, meaning the city recorded no correction by its last data update in April 2023. OPEN is not proof something is still broken today — ask what changed since, on your tour.
Can I see your written safety plan — especially the safe-sleep and emergency sections? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: written safety plan.)
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