§43.13(a): Staff screening
Staff who have unsupervised contact with children were not shown to have had child abuse and criminal justice screening and reference checks.
| Health Code section | §43.13(a) |
| Type | Records |
| How DOHMH classifies it | Moderate (100% of its citations) |
| Cited in our records | 47 times at 40 NYC centers |
| Marked open right now | 5 |
The city's wording
All staff who will have unsupervised contact with children has undergone child abuse and criminal justice screening and reference checks
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
Have all staff who work alone with children completed these screenings?
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 2026-10-23. 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.