East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc.

City-funded organization

East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. is a community-run early childhood education nonprofit founded in 1965 by East Harlem parents; according to its own site it was the first parent-controlled daycare center in New York State to receive public funding, and it now operates three childcare centers in East and Central Harlem serving children from age one, along with family support programming for parents. On Checkbook NYC it shows $35.9 million in city contracts awarded since 2009 with the Administration for Children's Services and Department of Education, including EarlyLearn, child care, and UPK contracts, all now expired (its most recent, two UPK contracts awarded through RFP, ran through 2026); 51% of contract value ($18.2 million across 13 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It also received $1.1 million in City Council discretionary funding across 10 awards between FY2013 and FY2022.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $35,915,061 awarded since 2009
Paid to date
$29,784,661
Won without a fresh bid
51% of contract value · $18,202,789 · 13 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,092,553 · 10 awards
Funding history
Funded 8 years (FY2013–FY2022); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$153,663 · Kelly Haley, Executive Director
Based in
New York, NY

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +13% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.

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