§47.51(a): Pests
The center was not free of pests, or conditions that shelter pests were present.
| Health Code section | §47.51(a) |
| Type | Building and equipment |
| How DOHMH classifies it | Serious (100% of its citations) |
| Cited in our records | 132 times at 97 NYC centers |
| Marked open right now | 5 |
The city's wording
Child care service Not free of pests or maintains pest harborage conditions at time of inspection.
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 pest control, and how often is it done?
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
- §47.41(j): Floors, walls and ceilings
- §47.49(a): Housekeeping and repair
- §131.09(g): Building cleanliness
- §47.43(e): Hand-washing sinks
- §131.09(f): Walls and ceilings (building)
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.