Magen David Yeshivah - Early Childhood Center's public record shows 8 DOHMH inspections, with 4 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 1 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-17. Per those records, the center has open lower-severity violations on record. The median licensed center in Brooklyn 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 180 applications for 90 seats — 2 per seat, more applications per seat than 78% of 3-K sites in Brooklyn (borough median 1). The DOE also runs free Pre-K here: its last admissions cycle drew 188 applications for 120 seats — 1.57 per seat, more applications per seat than 84% 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.
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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.
At time of inspection it was determined that child care service allows staff to perform their duties that are Not healthy or are incapable of carrying out their duties. Staff medical clearances are Not maintained by child care service.
What this means
Records Either staff were allowed to work while not healthy enough for their duties, or the center did not keep staff medical clearances on file. The city's wording covers both, and the public record does not say which one was found.
Worth asking: How do you keep staff medical clearances up to date?
In-depth review and real time drills in Safety Plan emergency procedures Not provided to required persons annually; training Not comprehensive.
What this means
Records Required persons were not given an in-depth review and real-time drills of the safety plan's emergency procedures each year, or the training was not comprehensive.
Worth asking: When were staff last drilled on emergency procedures?
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
At time of inspection children were observed occupying space Not previously approved by the Dept of Buildings, FDNY and/or DOHMH.
What this means
Building and equipment Children were seen in space that had not been approved in advance by the Department of Buildings, FDNY or DOHMH.
Worth asking: Which rooms are approved for children, and can I see the approval?
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
What this means
Building and equipment A floor, wall or ceiling was in disrepair, or was covered in a finish the city calls toxic. It is among the most commonly cited rules.
Worth asking: What was repaired after the inspection, and can I see that room?
At time of inspection floors/walls ceilings were observed Not maintained; in disrepair or covered in a toxic finish.
What this means
Building and equipment A floor, wall or ceiling was in disrepair, or was covered in a finish the city calls toxic. It is among the most commonly cited rules.
Worth asking: What was repaired after the inspection, and can I see that room?
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