Imagine Early Learning Centers, LLC's public record shows 7 DOHMH inspections, with 0 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-14. Per those records, the center had only lower-severity violations in the last 3 years, all corrected. 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 100 applications for 10 seats — 10 per seat, more applications per seat than 95% of 3-K sites in Manhattan (borough median 1.07). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 29 applications for 9 seats — 3.22 per seat, more applications per seat than 90% 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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Also at this address: Imagine ELC At Vets Kids — the free 3-K/Pre-K program listing →
Part of Imagine Early Learning — see all 10 NYC locations and the chain's combined record →
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.
Frozen food observed being thawed by unacceptable method at time of inspection.
What this means
Practice Frozen food was being thawed by a method the food service rules do not accept.
Worth asking: How is frozen food thawed in your kitchen?
At time of inspection required hand wash signs were Not provided.
What this means
Building and equipment The required hand-washing signs were not posted.
Worth asking: Where do children and staff wash their hands, and how is it taught?
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
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