§47.23(f)(1): Teacher to child ratios
Teacher-to-child ratios or group size limits were not maintained in a group child care program. The public record does not give the count seen.
| Health Code section | §47.23(f)(1) |
| Type | Practice |
| How DOHMH classifies it | Critical (100% of its citations) |
| Cited in our records | 257 times at 169 NYC centers |
| Marked open right now | 5 |
The city's wording
Teacher to child ratios and group size maintained in Group Child Care program
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
What are the ratios in my child's room, including at the start and end of the 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
- §47.23(a): Supervision
- §47.27(b): Daily health check of children
- §47.59(d): Fire drills
- §47.19(h)(3): Unsupervised contact before clearance
- §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.