In Run Up to First Day of School, New Health and Safety Initiatives Fix Hundreds of Violations at Pre-K Centers

Over past month, the City has worked with providers to ensure that sites are ready for the new school year, reducing by two-thirds the number of violations that require immediate action

No site will open for pre-K unless all violations in need of immediate attention have been corrected, or mitigated so that no child is unsafe

Health Department launching new Program Performance Improvement Initiative

The Health Department and the Department of Education announced major steps they have taken this summer to ensure every pre-K site meets the Health Department's high standards of health and safety. Since implementing more frequent site visits of Community-Based Early Childhood Centers and more aggressive timelines for corrective action plans, the number of sites with outstanding violations has dropped dramatically pre-K will be delivered at more than 1,100 sites this September.