Health Code 131.09(d)(3) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 131.09(d)(3) is a general violation (fix within 1 month). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 18 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 19 times in total.
The city's wording
"Sufficient utility sinks Not provided; Not of adequate size; insufficient water provided in commercial buildings.."
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 | Wellspring UPK Queens · cited Jul 23, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Metrokids Cradle ( South End) Inc. Manhattan · cited Mar 2, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Little Sprout Preschool Inc. Brooklyn · cited Feb 26, 2026 |
| Few violations on file | Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Inc. Manhattan · cited Jan 14, 2026 |
| Few violations on file | Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Inc. Manhattan · cited Jan 14, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Park Children's Day School Manhattan · cited Jan 5, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Bright Horizons Children's Centers LLC Manhattan · cited Dec 15, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | Buckle My Shoe Manhattan · cited Dec 3, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | City and Country School Manhattan · cited Apr 24, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | The Goddard School Manhattan · cited Mar 26, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Metrokids Cradle (South End) Inc. Manhattan · cited Jan 6, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Park Avenue Synagogue Manhattan · cited Jan 6, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | AHRC New York City Manhattan · cited Dec 16, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | East Harlem Council for Human Services Inc. Manhattan · cited Dec 3, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Lexington Children's Center Inc. Manhattan · cited Nov 26, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Manhattan · cited Mar 6, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Manhattan · cited Mar 6, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Msh 1456 LLC Manhattan · cited Dec 18, 2023 |