Imagine Early Learning Centers LLC

City-funded organization

Imagine Early Learning Centers LLC is an employee-owned childcare operator that runs licensed early learning centers across the New York City metro area for children from infancy through age 5. It holds $4.34 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 and $33 million awarded all-time since 2014, mostly through NYC Department of Education Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK-BTF) contracts won via RFP, along with a Department of Citywide Administrative Services childcare services contract; 36% of its all-time contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$4,338,166 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$33,144,817 · 15 since 2014, incl. expired
Paid to date
$25,694,222
Won without a fresh bid
36% of contract value · $11,774,796 · 7 contracts

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).

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