# The West Side Montessori School

The West Side Montessori School is a licensed preschool (child care center) in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY serving ages 2 Years–5 Years, with 160 licensed seats. It is regulated by NYC DOHMH.

## Key facts
- Status: Active (NYC DOHMH)
- Address: 309 West 92 Street, Manhattan, NY 10025
- Neighborhood: Upper West Side
- Ages: 2 Years–5 Years
- Capacity: 160
- License/permit: 4319 (expires 2027-03-23)
- Operator: [THE WEST SIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL](https://www.kinfield.site/operator/ny-the-west-side-montessori-school) — runs 1 program
- Phone: (212) 662-8000
- Website: www.wsmsnyc.org

- Official regulator profile: https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/ChildCare/search.action

## Inspection record
3 findings across 16 NYC Health inspections (2020-08-17 to 2026-09-17); 2 rated serious; 0 open at last record.
- 2025-11-25 — Safety hazards, General, Corrected: At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish. (§47.41(j); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-41-j))
- 2025-07-02 — Staff qualifications & clearances, Public health hazard, Corrected: Fingerprint screening Not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results Not satisfactory or CAP was Not approved (§47.19(c)(1); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-19-c-1))
- 2024-01-31 — Supervision & ratios, Public health hazard, Corrected: When children over 12 months of age are mixed in contiguous groups ratio is based on predominant age in group (§47.23(f)(3); [type](https://www.kinfield.site/violation/ny-nyc-hc-47-23-f-3))

## Building
BIN 1034119: 9 NYC Department of Buildings violation records (2 open) and 47 permits. These describe the building, not the childcare program.
Tax lot 1012520012: Public facilities & institutions, built 1905, 5 floors.

## Nearby programs
- [Vivvi 15 LLC](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc45104) — 0.05 km, capacity 44
- [Riverside Montessori, INC.](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc14262) — 0.14 km, capacity 48
- [Riverside Montessori, INC.](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc3072) — 0.14 km, capacity 137
- [The Goddard School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc21595) — 0.18 km, capacity 73
- [The Goddard School](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc25014) — 0.18 km, capacity 44
- [Sbcc](https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc1460) — 0.25 km, capacity 46

## Sources
- nyc_active_childcare record DC2991 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/gy3q-4tzp.json?dcid=DC2991
- nyc_dohmh_inspections_historical record row-vjvg_hviw~xdu5 (historical, retrieved 2026-11-05): https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/dsg6-ifza.json?$where=%3Aid%3D'row-vjvg_hviw~xdu5'
- nyc_ccc_inspections record DC2991 (verified, retrieved 2026-11-06): https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/ChildCare/search.action

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Source page: https://www.kinfield.site/facility/ny-nyc-dc2991 · Kinfield — Childcare Intelligence. Facts come from public regulator records; historical inspection data is labelled. Missing data never means no issue exists.