§43.11(b): Staff health (school-based)
At a school-based child care program, a staff member was seen caring for children while unhealthy, or the staff medical certificate of fitness was not provided.
| Health Code section | §43.11(b) |
| Type | Records |
| How DOHMH classifies it | Moderate (100% of its citations) |
| Cited in our records | 549 times at 191 NYC centers |
| Marked open right now | 42 |
The city's wording
School-based child care staff observed caring for children while unhealthy. Staff medical certificate of fitness Not provided.
This is the text DOHMH or the state attaches to the citation. It is a template, so it can sound harsher or vaguer than the finding behind it.
Worth asking the center
How do you handle a staff member who is sick on a given day?
Reading it on a record
Look at whether the citation is marked open or corrected, how long ago it was cited, and whether the same section shows up on several inspections. One corrected citation is common. The same one on visit after visit is worth a direct question. Our guide to checking a daycare and methodology explain the rest.
Look up a center and read its record
Related sections
- §47.33(c)(1): Staff immunization records
- §47.33(b): Staff health clearance
- §47.37(b)(1): Required staff training
- §47.13(d): Group teacher qualifications
- §47.19(c)(1): Fingerprint screening
Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-11. The plain-English note was written by NYC Daycare Check from the city's wording; the citation on each center's page is the record.