§47.19(h)(3): Unsupervised contact before clearance
The center did not prohibit unsupervised contact with children by someone whose background screening results had not yet been received.
| Health Code section | §47.19(h)(3) |
| Type | Practice |
| How DOHMH classifies it | Critical (100% of its citations) |
| Cited in our records | 344 times at 151 NYC centers |
| Marked open right now | 15 |
The city's wording
Permittee failed to prohibit unsupervised contact with children by any individual for whom screening results have Not been received
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 make sure staff who are waiting on clearance are never alone with children?
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.
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Related sections
- §47.23(a): Supervision
- §47.27(b): Daily health check of children
- §47.23(f)(1): Teacher to child ratios
- §47.59(d): Fire drills
- §47.61(a): Food protection
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.