Health Code 81.19(c) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 81.19(c) is a general violation (fix within 1 month). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 12 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 13 times in total.
The city's wording
"Child care service fails to provide adequate ventilation in food prep area. Indoor air quality nuisance allowed to exist in food prep area."
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 | The Child Center of NY Inc. Manhattan · cited Oct 6, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | The Children's Aid Society Manhattan · cited Jun 23, 2026 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | East Harlem Block Nursery Inc. Manhattan · cited Jan 13, 2026 |
| Some violations on file | Little Scholars Learning Center VII Manhattan · cited Oct 20, 2025 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Community Life Center Inc. Manhattan · cited Oct 6, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Ira's Parkway Daycare & Preschool Inc. Queens · cited Jul 9, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | East Harlem Council for Human Services Inc. Manhattan · cited Apr 22, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Manhattan · cited Nov 18, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Kiddies World Inc. Queens · cited Nov 15, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | Kiddies World Inc. Queens · cited Nov 15, 2024 |
| Open or repeated serious violations | Eisman Day Nursery Manhattan · cited Oct 1, 2024 |
| Some violations on file | The Spence School Manhattan · cited Jun 4, 2024 |