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Health Code 131.05(a) at a NYC daycare: what it means

The short answer

Health Code 131.05(a) is a public health hazard, the city's most serious level (fix within 1 business day). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 22 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 26 times in total.

The city's wording

"The owner or agent tenant or manager fails to maintain building in safe manner; Structural integrity Not maintained; Building Not free of pests; Adequate heat ventilation and lighting Not provided; Not free of nuisances/hazards."

Most common wording on Child Care Connect for this section. Severity and fix deadlines come from the city's violation key.

What to ask the center

When was it cited, what was the fix, and has it come back since? Each center page below shows whether it was corrected or still open when we last pulled the data (Oct 19, 2026).

Daycares cited for it, most recent first