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Health Code 47.61(a) at a NYC daycare: what it means

The short answer

Health Code 47.61(a) is a critical violation (fix within 2 weeks). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 130 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 142 times in total.

The city's wording

"Required food protection procedures were Not implemented at time of inspection. Holder of food protection certificate was Not on site during hours of food preparation activity."

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

Showing the 100 most recent of 130.