East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc.'s public record shows 9 DOHMH inspections, with 11 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 13 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-16. Per those records, the center has open critical violations on record. The median licensed center in Manhattan has 2 critical violations over the same window. Its Article 47 drinking-water lead test is on file with no elevated result. Its license appears on DOHMH's current active-programs roster. The DOE also runs free 3-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 26 applications for 15 seats — 1.73 per seat, more applications per seat than 65% of 3-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1.07). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 18 applications for 18 seats — 1 per seat, more applications per seat than 49% of Pre-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1). Government records on this page are free; the interpretation layer (peer ranking, trend, cross-agency check) is the paid Safety Analysis.
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Inspection history
DOHMH inspection records, newest first, with each violation's official severity and current OPEN/CORRECTED status. We show the government record verbatim and don't grade it.
How to read this record
- Critical — DOHMH's classification for violations that pose a risk to children's health or safety. The center must correct these, and DOHMH follows up.
- General — lower-risk Health Code violations. They still must be corrected.
- OPEN — not yet recorded as corrected in the latest data. CORRECTED — fixed, and the correction is on the record.
- DOHMH inspects licensed centers routinely, after complaints, and to verify corrections — so a violation on record is normal; what matters is severity, whether it is still open, and whether it repeats. Details in our methodology.
Fingerprint screening Not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results Not satisfactory or CAP was Not approved
What this means
Records Fingerprint background screening was not arranged for current or prospective staff, or a result was not satisfactory and the plan the city requires in that case was not approved. The citation does not say a person with a record was working with children.
Worth asking: How do you make sure every employee's fingerprint clearance is complete before they start?
Fingerprint screening Not arranged for current and prospective personnel; Results Not satisfactory or CAP was Not approved
What this means
Records Fingerprint background screening was not arranged for current or prospective staff, or a result was not satisfactory and the plan the city requires in that case was not approved. The citation does not say a person with a record was working with children.
Worth asking: How do you make sure every employee's fingerprint clearance is complete before they start?
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
What this means
Records Staff did not complete required training within the required time, or the center could not show training records.
Worth asking: Can I see how you track each person's required training?
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service failed to ensure staff received required training within time frames and/or failed to maintain training records.
What this means
Records Staff did not complete required training within the required time, or the center could not show training records.
Worth asking: Can I see how you track each person's required training?
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Not Required
Child care service fails to provide adequate ventilation in food prep area. Indoor air quality nuisance allowed to exist in food prep area.
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
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