Lighthouse Early Learning Center's public record shows 3 DOHMH inspections, with 1 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 0 currently open, last inspected 2026-04-22. Per those records, the center had critical violations in the last 3 years, all recorded as corrected. The median licensed center in Brooklyn has 2 critical violations over the same window. Its license appears on DOHMH's current active-programs roster. The DOE also runs free 3-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 23 applications for 27 seats — 0.85 per seat, more applications per seat than 39% of 3-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 19 applications for 35 seats — 0.54 per seat, more applications per seat than 28% of Pre-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 0.81). Government records on this page are free; the interpretation layer (peer ranking, trend, cross-agency check) is the paid Safety Analysis.
Last inspection · record checked against the city's inspection portal .
Also at this address: 196 Albany Avenue DCC — the free 3-K/Pre-K program listing →
Part of Lighthouse — see all 2 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.
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Violations corrected at time of inspection
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Approved fire extinguishers provided in good working order and inspected
What this means
Building and equipment The center did not have approved fire extinguishers in good working order and inspected.
Worth asking: When was each fire extinguisher last inspected?
Written Safety Plan includes provisions for the maintenance of electrical safety
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?
Teaching and supervisory staff trained in infection control, reporting of infectious diseases, administration of medication, handling/storage of hazardous materials, general safety, and transportation. New staff trained within 3 months of hire
What this means
Records At a school-based child care program, staff had not been trained in infection control, reporting infectious diseases, giving medication, handling hazardous materials, general safety and transportation, or new staff had not been trained within 3 months of hire.
Worth asking: Who is trained to give medication, and when were they last trained?
Showing the most recent inspections — the full history, the map, and the Safety Analysis load right on this page.