West Harlem Community Organization Inc.'s public record shows 10 DOHMH inspections, with 11 critical violations cited in the last 3 years and 2 currently open, last inspected 2026-09-25. 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. 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?
Child care service staff identified/acting as group teachers do Not meet the required qualifications of the position.
What this means
Records A person working as a group teacher did not meet the education and experience the rule requires for that position.
Worth asking: What are the qualifications of my child's group teacher?
DOHMH inspection summary: Reinspection Required; Fines pending
Constant and competent supervision provided by adequate staff for children and groups of children
What this means
Practice Children were not under constant and competent supervision by enough staff. The city's wording is a template, and the public record does not say what the inspector saw.
Worth asking: How do you cover supervision during naps, bathroom trips, meals and outdoor play?
Appropriate child activity Not provided by child care service; unacceptable forms of discipline utilized by staff of child care service.
What this means
Practice Either appropriate activities were not provided for the children, or staff used forms of discipline the rules do not allow. The city's wording covers both, and the public record does not say which one was found.
Worth asking: What is your discipline policy, and how are staff trained in it?
Child care service failed to Notify DOHMH within 24 hours of child abuse allegation/indication or record of criminal activity of individuals associated with child care service; serious injury, death or loss of a child.
What this means
Practice The center did not notify DOHMH within 24 hours of a child abuse allegation or indication, of criminal activity by someone associated with the center, or of a serious injury, death or loss of a child. The public record does not say which event was involved.
Worth asking: What events do you have to report to DOHMH, and how quickly do you report them?
DOHMH inspection summary: Passed inspection with no violations
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