Health Code 47.35(a) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 47.35(a) is a public health hazard, the city's most serious level (fix within 1 business day). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 9 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 11 times in total.
The city's wording
"At time of inspection it was observed that children and staff failed to wash hands after using lavatory, after diaper changing, prior to preparation of food or when else required."
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 | Luminous Morris LLC Bronx · cited Jul 8, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Urban Concepts of New York Round-the-Clock Nursery Inc. Manhattan · cited May 29, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Bronxworks Inc. Bronx · cited Jun 27, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Oakdale Academy Staten Island · cited Jun 4, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Oakdale Academy Staten Island · cited Jun 4, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Brooklyn · cited Apr 4, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | P.A.L./W.O.C.E. Head Start Brooklyn · cited Jan 25, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Renanim Manhattan Inc. Bronx · cited Jan 17, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Luminous Early Child Care Center Bronx · cited Dec 6, 2023 |