NYC Childcare Center Inspections and Violations Over Three Years

Historical inspections and pre-adjudicated violations for active, city-regulated, center-based childcare programs and summer camps in New York City. The dataset covers the past three years of regulatory activity and includes program license information. Data reflects a snapshot as of May 14, 2019, due to a system upgrade.

Use Cases

• Analyze violation types and frequencies across childcare programs to identify common compliance issues.
• Track inspection outcomes over time for programs to assess regulatory performance trends.
• Correlate license information with inspection results to evaluate program standing.

Strengths

• Contains three years of historical inspection records for regulated childcare centers.
• Includes pre-adjudicated violation details, providing context for enforcement actions.
• Managed by the City of New York's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), an authoritative source.

Limitations

• Data is stale, last updated to reflect records as of May 14, 2019, with no recent updates.
• The scope is limited to city-regulated, center-based programs and summer camps, excluding other childcare settings.
• Lacks specific details on dataset size, row count, and column structure.

Provenance

Source

City of New York, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

Collection Method

Inspections conducted by city regulators at active, licensed childcare centers and summer camps.

Time Range

Covers the three years prior to the snapshot date of May 14, 2019.

Freshness

Data reflects a snapshot as of May 14, 2019; update status is pending a system upgrade.

Geography

New York City, USA.