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NYC Department of Health Issues New Regulations for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Programs

August 28, 2008

We recently alerted you to the repeal and reenactment of Article 47 (“Day Care Services”) of the New York City Health Code, whereby kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs in elementary schools located in New York City will be exempt from Article 47’s requirements as of Sept. 1, 2008, it's effective date. As we also mentioned, Articles 45 and 49 of the Health Code, which together regulate schools in New York City, are scheduled for substantive revision within the next two years. Until those revisions are adopted by the New York City Board of Health, a gap in regulations covering the health and safety of school children ages 3 through 5 would exist beginning on Sept. 1, 2008. To bridge the gap, the Board of Health has adopted a new article, Article 43 (“School-Based Programs for Children Ages Three through Five”).