Health Code 81.09(g) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 81.09(g) is a general violation (fix within 1 month). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 39 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 42 times in total.
The city's wording
"Frozen food observed being thawed by unacceptable method at time of inspection."
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 |
|---|---|
| Few violations on file | Bilingual Nest LLC Manhattan · cited Sep 22, 2026 |
| Few violations on file | Imagine Early Learning Centers LLC Manhattan · cited Sep 14, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Nasry Michelen Day Care Center Inc. Manhattan · cited Jun 9, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Washington Heights Child Care Center Inc. Manhattan · cited Mar 31, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Inc. Manhattan · cited Mar 10, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | NY Kids Club Manhattan · cited Dec 10, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | New Generation Daycare Staten Island Inc. Staten Island · cited Nov 25, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Lac Early Childhood Center Manhattan · cited Nov 24, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Yeshiva Toldos Yesuscher Brooklyn · cited Nov 12, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | The Spence School Manhattan · cited Nov 10, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Manhattan Star Academy Manhattan · cited Oct 28, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Playto Battery Park LLC Manhattan · cited Oct 21, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Big and Tiny Vesey LLC Manhattan · cited Oct 16, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | The Learning Curve Pre-School Queens · cited Oct 16, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Community Life Center Inc. Manhattan · cited Oct 6, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Vivvi 6 LLC Manhattan · cited Aug 11, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | The Hudson Guild Manhattan · cited Jun 5, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Little Friends Gan LLC Queens · cited May 13, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Learn and Explore Si LLC Staten Island · cited May 5, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | New U Universe Inc. Staten Island · cited Apr 2, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Saint Anselm Catholic Academy Brooklyn · cited Jan 28, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Bambi Day Care I V Brooklyn · cited Jan 16, 2025 |
| Few violations on file | Imagine Early Learning Centers LLC Manhattan · cited Dec 23, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Manhattan · cited Nov 27, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Superior Day Care Inc. Brooklyn · cited Nov 8, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | La Petite Ecole Manhattan · cited Sep 23, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Central Park Montessori Inc. Manhattan · cited Sep 10, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | 2109 Broadway Center LLC Manhattan · cited May 8, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Bright Horizons at West 72nd Manhattan · cited Apr 1, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Hopscotch Montessori Inc. Manhattan · cited Mar 25, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater New York Manhattan · cited Mar 6, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Center for Life and Faith Inc. Manhattan · cited Feb 5, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Northside Center for Child Development Inc. Manhattan · cited Jan 31, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Manhattan · cited Jan 30, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Bright Horizons at West 53rd Manhattan · cited Jan 9, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Buckle My Shoe Manhattan · cited Jan 3, 2024 |
| Few violations on file | Tribeca Community School Manhattan · cited Dec 19, 2023 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Bright Horizons at East 46th Street Manhattan · cited Dec 11, 2023 |
| Few violations on file | Morningside PlayCare Inc. Manhattan · cited Nov 16, 2023 |