Harlem Gems Upk's public record shows 4 DOHMH inspections, with 2 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 1 currently open, last inspected 2026-10-14. 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 license appears on DOHMH's current active-programs roster. The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 30 applications for 60 seats — 0.5 per seat, more applications per seat than 22% 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.
All exits have clear legible and illuminated exit signs where required by DOB
What this means
Building and equipment At a school-based child care program, exits did not all have clear, legible and illuminated exit signs where the Department of Buildings requires them.
Worth asking: Can I see the exits and the evacuation route?
Teaching and supervisory staff trained in abuse/maltreatment identification and reporting. 2 hours of training received every 24 months. Training provided by OCFS approved trainer. New staff trained within 3 months of hire
What this means
Records Teaching and supervisory staff must be trained to identify and report child abuse and maltreatment. The rule calls for 2 hours every 24 months and for new staff to be trained within 3 months of hire. The citation means that training was missing or out of date.
Worth asking: When was your staff last trained on recognizing and reporting abuse?
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection; Violations corrected at time of inspection
Hand Wash signs conspicuously posted at every hand wash sink
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required
School operator arranges for fingerprinting
What this means
Records At a school-based child care program, the school operator did not arrange fingerprinting as the rule requires.
Worth asking: Are all staff fingerprinted and cleared before they work with children?
Each staff member has documentation showing they received 2 doses measles/mumps vaccine, 1 dose rubella vaccine, 2 doses varicella vaccine and 1 dose Tdap
What this means
Records At a school-based child care program, documentation of required staff immunizations (measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and Tdap) was missing for at least one staff member.
Worth asking: Do you keep immunization records current for every staff member?
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