Health Code 81.23(a) at a NYC daycare: what it means
The short answer
Health Code 81.23(a) is a critical violation (fix within 2 weeks). In the last 3 years of city inspections, 3 NYC daycare centers were cited for it, 3 times in total.
The city's wording
"Food service area in child care service Not free of vermin and other pests. Food prep area Not free of pest harborage or conditions conducive to the presence of pests 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 | British International School of New York Manhattan · cited Oct 28, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | Bambi Day Care I V Brooklyn · cited Jan 16, 2025 |
| Some violations on file | The Spence School Manhattan · cited Jun 4, 2024 |