Health Code 43.20(b) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 43.20(b) is a general violation (fix within 1 month). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 15 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 16 times in total.
The city's wording
"Hand Wash signs conspicuously posted at every hand wash sink"
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 | La Scuola D'italia G. Marconi Manhattan · cited Oct 14, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Ecfs Manhattan · cited Oct 1, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Wellspring UPK Queens · cited Jul 23, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Zucker Jewish Academy of Queens Queens · cited May 7, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Beth Jacob Parochial School of the East Side Manhattan · cited Feb 18, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Preschool Queens · cited Feb 11, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Harlem Gems UPK Manhattan · cited Nov 6, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Village Community School Preschool Manhattan · cited Oct 30, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Little Red School House & Elizabeth Irwin High School Manhattan · cited Oct 16, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Sbcc Brooklyn · cited Oct 8, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | U.n. International Preschool Manhattan · cited Oct 7, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Saint Bernard Catholic Academy Brooklyn · cited Apr 24, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Zeta Charter Schools Manhattan · cited Mar 20, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Cong. Machna Shalva Brooklyn · cited Mar 5, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Manhattan Day School Manhattan · cited Feb 21, 2024 |