Health Code 43.09(b) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 43.09(b) is a public health hazard, the city's most serious level (fix within 1 business day). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 6 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 6 times in total.
The city's wording
"School-based child care program fails to maintain minimum staff to child ratios."
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 |
|---|---|
| Open or repeated serious violations | The Learning Tree Stem-Arts Pre-School Queens · cited Apr 30, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Bnos Chayil Brooklyn · cited Feb 11, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Blessed Sacrament School Manhattan · cited Oct 9, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Bnos Margulia Viznitz Brooklyn · cited Apr 3, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Linden Sda Daycare Center Queens · cited Nov 8, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Manhattan · cited Mar 5, 2024 |