Health Code 47.23(f)(3) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 47.23(f)(3) is a public health hazard, the city's most serious level (fix within 1 business day). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 10 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 10 times in total.
The city's wording
"When children over 12 months of age are mixed in contiguous groups ratio is based on predominant age in group"
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. Nicks Alliance Corp. Brooklyn · cited Sep 11, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Learning Wheel Childcare Brooklyn · cited Jan 14, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Learning Wheel Childcare Brooklyn · cited Jan 14, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Chabad of Tribeca Manhattan · cited Oct 3, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Friends and Family Day Care Manhattan · cited Jun 26, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Lpbc UPK Corp. Brooklyn · cited Jun 4, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Oakdale Academy Staten Island · cited Jun 4, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | La Escuelita de Sofia Inc. Bronx · cited Aug 21, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | The West Side Montessori School Manhattan · cited Jan 31, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | North Bronx National Council of Negro Women Child Development Center Bronx · cited Dec 19, 2023 |