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Health Code 47.77(a)(1) at a NYC daycare: what it means

The short answer

Health Code 47.77(a)(1) is a public health hazard, the city's most serious level (fix within 1 business day). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 33 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 34 times in total.

The city's wording

"Commissioner may order a child care service to close or discontinue operations if the child care service is determined to be operating in a manner or maintaining one or more conditions that constitute an imminent health hazard"

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