Health Code 131.09(a) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 131.09(a) is a general violation (fix within 1 month). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 27 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 28 times in total.
The city's wording
"Adequate lighting Not provided in commercial building at time of inspection."
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
| Grade | Program |
|---|---|
| Some violations on file | Bambi Early Childhood Educational Center Brooklyn · cited Oct 8, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Sunshine Lc of 3rd Ave. LLC Manhattan · cited Aug 18, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Rena Day Care Centers Inc. Manhattan · cited Aug 12, 2026 |
| Few violations on file | Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc. Manhattan · cited Apr 16, 2026 |
| Few violations on file | St. Mark's Day School Brooklyn · cited Jan 22, 2026 |
| Few violations on file | Alaphim Brooklyn · cited Nov 10, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Sbcc Manhattan · cited Oct 30, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Addie Mae Collins Community Services Inc. Manhattan · cited Oct 2, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | Nesivos Bais Yaakov Brooklyn · cited Sep 25, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | Bloomingdale Family Program Inc. Manhattan · cited Aug 12, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | The First Presbyterian Church in the City of NY. Manhattan · cited Apr 7, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | St Rose of Lima Catholic Academy Queens · cited Jan 24, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Saint Clare Catholic Academy Queens · cited Jan 14, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Incarnation Catholic Academy Queens · cited Nov 26, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Northside Center for Child Development Inc. Manhattan · cited Nov 26, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy Queens · cited Nov 21, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Sbcc Brooklyn · cited Oct 8, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Bais Yaakov of 18 Avenue Brooklyn · cited Sep 25, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Goddard Riverside Community Center Manhattan · cited May 30, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | The Goddard School Manhattan · cited May 16, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Corlears School Manhattan · cited Apr 10, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Bright Horizons at West 14th Manhattan · cited Mar 4, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Raven's Early Childhood Education Center Inc. Dba. Raven's Day Care Brooklyn · cited Feb 16, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Addie Mae Collins Community Services Inc. Manhattan · cited Jan 24, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Bais Esther School Brooklyn · cited Dec 14, 2023 |
| Some violations on file | Kidz Village LLC Queens · cited Dec 6, 2023 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Primrose of Manhattan at East 82nd Street Manhattan · cited Oct 31, 2023 |