Brightside Academy · 301 E Chelten Ave, Philadelphia
Brightside Academy is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 33 children. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice and confirmed violations in 1 complaint investigation. The state cited 1 violation, and it was core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). It came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #115 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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Citations, newest first
During the unannounced inspection on 8/11/26, it was determined that staff person #1 hit/popped children.
“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.
Complaint investigations and reported incidents
Pennsylvania’s search lists complaint investigations in which the state found at least one violation (“verified complaints”). It does not say what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it. Incident investigations look into something that happened at the center; self-reported violations are ones the center reported to the state itself.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Brightside Academy had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation since 2021 on the topics Daycare Record treats as core safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). The most recent, on Aug 11, 2026 (caregiver conduct): “During the unannounced inspection on 8/11/26, it was determined that staff person #1 hit/popped children.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Brightside Academy?
Pennsylvania lists 1 complaint investigation since 2021 in which it found at least one violation; the violations are listed above. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
How does Brightside Academy compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #115 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Brightside Academy last inspected?
Jun 11, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Brightside Academy?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLC.
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Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.
To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
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