NYC daycare inspection decoder
You're about to sign a $30k/year contract based on vibes and a tour.
Every NYC daycare violation the city published, decoded in plain English. For the first-time NYC parent who refuses to sign blind — search your center's name free, enter your email to reveal your free result, then decode the whole record for $19.
Inspection history 2020–2023 · NYC Dept. of Health data · $19 full report
🌱 Free search, always · 🏫 3,014 licensed NYC centers · 👶 100k+ kids in licensed care
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Free
- Search any NYC daycare
- Inspection + flagged counts
- Standing vs NYC average
- Last inspection date
- 3 tour questions by email
Full decoded report
- Every violation in plain English
- Severity rating + correction status
- Nearby-center comparison
- Exact questions for your tour
- Printable, screenshot-ready cards
How it works
Three steps to peace of mind.
- 1. Search free
Type your daycare's name. We'll show you its name, address — and that inspections exist, with the counts blurred.
- 2. Enter your email to reveal your free result
One email unlocks your free result: inspection count, flagged count, standing vs the NYC average, last inspection date, plus 3 questions to ask on your tour. Unsubscribe in one click.
- 3. Decode everything — $19
Unlock the full report: every violation translated from inspector code into plain English, severity ratings, whether the city recorded a correction, and a printable summary.
What a decoded report looks like
From inspector code to plain English.
Too few staff for the children in care Critical
What happened: the program failed to maintain the minimum staff-to-child ratios the city requires.
Why it matters: when one adult is stretched across too many kids, injuries and missed emergencies go up.
✓ CorrectedReal NYC inspection records — data as of Apr 24, 2023. The paid report decodes the center's full history.
Pricing
Plain prices. No subscriptions.
One decoded report
One daycare, fully decoded.
- Every violation in plain English
- Severity + correction status
- NYC-average comparison
- Tour questions, printable
3-report pack
Decode three daycares, side by side.
- Everything in the single report × 3
- Side-by-side comparison view
- Shareable with your partner
- Use anytime — no expiry
FAQ
Fair questions.
Where does the data come from?
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) child-care inspection records — public data. We show the "data as of" date on every result so you always know how fresh it is.
Is the free search really free?
Yes. Search any center, see its inspection counts, flagged count, standing vs the NYC average, and last inspection date — free, no account. The email capture is optional and gets you your result by email plus 3 tour questions.
What does the $19 report add?
Every flagged violation decoded from inspector code into plain English: what actually happened, how serious it is, whether the city recorded a correction, plus a severity summary, nearby-center comparison, exact tour questions, and printable result cards.
Does a flagged inspection mean the daycare is bad?
Not necessarily — and that's exactly why we decode. A missing first-aid item and an unsafe infant sleep setup are both "violations" in the raw data but mean very different things. The report separates critical from minor and shows what the city recorded as corrected.
What if my daycare isn't listed?
We cover licensed NYC daycares in the DOHMH dataset. If yours is missing, email team@mehyar.us and we'll look into it.