Health Code 43.13(c)(2) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 43.13(c)(2) is a public health hazard, the city's most serious level (fix within 1 business day). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 31 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 37 times in total.
The city's wording
"School operator conducts criminal history review"
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 | St. Ephraim School Brooklyn · cited Jun 10, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Torah Academy Preschool Queens · cited Jun 4, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Zucker Jewish Academy of Queens Queens · cited May 7, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School Queens · cited Mar 5, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | St.francis de Sales School for the Deaf. Brooklyn · cited Mar 4, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Linden Sda Daycare Center Queens · cited Feb 4, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Brooklyn Archdiocese Queens · cited Jan 13, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Academy of St. Dorothy School Staten Island · cited Nov 21, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Bais Yaakov Academy Preschool Brooklyn · cited Oct 30, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Saint Ann School Staten Island · cited Oct 28, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School Queens · cited Oct 24, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Academy Queens · cited Oct 10, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Holy Family Catholic Academy Queens · cited Jun 11, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Stepping Stone Pre & Grade School Queens · cited Apr 1, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | School Based Child Care Brooklyn · cited Feb 26, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | The Learning Tree Stem-Arts Pre-School Queens · cited Feb 13, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Stepping Stone Pre & Grade School Queens · cited Jan 22, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Stepping Stone Pre & Grade School Queens · cited Jan 15, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Dimitrios & Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School of Greek Holy Cross Chuch Brooklyn · cited Jan 10, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Basis Independent Brooklyn Brooklyn · cited Jan 7, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | St. Charles School Staten Island · cited Nov 26, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy Queens · cited Sep 5, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | The Spence School Manhattan · cited Jun 4, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Poly Prep Lower School Brooklyn · cited May 29, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | The Brearley School Manhattan · cited Apr 29, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Packer Collegiate Institute Brooklyn · cited Feb 28, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool Queens · cited Jan 24, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Talmud Torah Siach Yitzchok Queens · cited Jan 11, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Bronx Academy of Promise Bronx · cited Dec 12, 2023 |
| Some violations on file | Saint Thomas Apostle Catholic Academy Queens · cited Oct 31, 2023 |
| Some violations on file | Al-Ishan Preschool Queens · cited Oct 26, 2023 |