Polis
School Based Child Care · License #NY-NYC-DC37702 · Part of Guidepost Montessori
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Data last refreshed in our system: 8/26/2026. Official record: view on the state licensing lookup ↗
Chain: Guidepost Montessori — this location operates under its own name but is part of Guidepost Montessori.
Operator: Higher Ground Education
Ultimate owner: VC-backed; ownership unsettled (Ch. 11, 2025)
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Public information
Address: 12 East 79 Street, New York, NY, 10075
License type: School Based Child Care
License number: NY-NYC-DC37702
Licensed capacity: 0
Official record: Look up Polis on New York's official record ↗
What the violations were about
The 1 cited violation on this provider's public record, grouped into plain-English themes — most-cited first. This describes the record; it isn't a rating.
Most cited — Staff training & qualifications: Staff must meet personnel requirements and complete health, safety, CPR and first-aid training. Ask: “Are my child's teachers CPR and first-aid certified?” What do these mean? →
Data last refreshed: 8/26/2026
Source: NYC Health Department child care center inspections (NYC Open Data)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Polis a licensed New York child care center?
Polis is listed on New York's public child care licensing record as a School Based Child Care (license #NY-NYC-DC37702) in New York. The official state record, linked on this page, always controls.
Does Polis have any licensing violations or actions on record?
We list Polis from New York's public child care directory; the state doesn't publish an inspection/enforcement feed we can surface here, so its full history lives in the official New York record linked on this page — always open it. Absence of a record here is not a guarantee of safety.
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