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Daycare violations in New York City
5,601 of New York City's recorded violations are severity 4–5 — the categories covering direct risk to child health and safety.
Headline numbers
New York City has 3,014 licensed childcare facilities in our data. 2,879 of them (95.5%) have at least one recorded violation, out of 22,040 violation records total. 0% are family home providers;
Severity breakdown
| Severity | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Immediate risk to health/safety | 1,467 |
| 4 | High risk | 4,134 |
| 3 | Moderate | 0 |
| 2 | Low risk | 5,261 |
| 1 | Administrative | 0 |
Violations per facility, by city
| City | Facilities | Violations | Per facility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronx | 347 | 4,430 | 12.8 |
| Queens | 654 | 5,257 | 8 |
| Manhattan | 709 | 4,688 | 6.6 |
| Staten Island | 149 | 988 | 6.6 |
| Brooklyn | 1155 | 6,677 | 5.8 |
Largest operators
| Operator | Facilities | Violations across portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTERS LLC | 57 | 427 |
| NYC Early Learning Company Inc | 21 | 447 |
| BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTER, INC. | 16 | 112 |
| B'ABOVE WORLDWIDE INSTITUTE, INC. | 16 | 76 |
| YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK | 15 | 57 |
| POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE, INC. | 15 | 75 |
| BROOKLYN ARCHDIOCESE | 14 | 44 |
| PNW ENTERPRISES, LLC | 14 | 88 |
| YELED V'YALDA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER INC. | 12 | 73 |
| THE FRIENDS OF CROWN HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL CENTERS,INC. | 12 | 98 |
Lowest compliance scores
| Facility | City | Score | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUESTROS NINOS DAY CAR 1 | Brooklyn | 0 | 21 |
| QSAC | Queens | 0 | 15 |
| OUR LITTLE ANGELS CORP | Queens | 0 | 22 |
| TOLENTINE ZEISER COMMUNITY LIFE CENTER, INC | Bronx | 0 | 21 |
| KENNEDY CHILDREN'S CENTER | Bronx | 0 | 22 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF | Bronx | 0 | 20 |
| TENDER YEAR CHILDCARE, INC. | Bronx | 0 | 19 |
| MONTESSORI PROGRESSIVE LEARNING CENTER, INC. | Queens | 0 | 33 |
| AMALGAMATED NURSERY SCHOOL | Bronx | 0 | 14 |
| CREATIVE DISCOVERY PRE-SCHOOL | Queens | 0 | 16 |
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