Abdallah, Huseina

416.8(a) · Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age, emotional, physical and cognitive development.

Corrected by Apr 7, 2026

416.8(f) · The assistant(s) must also be caring for children whenever the numbers and ages of children in care dictate that an assistant be present.

Corrected by Apr 7, 2026

416.8(j)(3) · When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.

Corrected by Apr 7, 2026

416.11(b)(1) · The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider:

Corrected by Sep 25, 2024

416.11(b)(1)(i) · The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: at the time of initial group family day care application;

Corrected by Sep 25, 2024

416.11(b)(6) · The initial medical statement for providers, assistants, and substitutes must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application. Thereafter, tuberculin tests are only required at the discretion of the employee's health care provider or at the start of new employment in a different child care program.

Corrected by Sep 25, 2024

416.13(a)(2) · The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: have a minimum of either two (2) years of experience caring for children under six years of age, or one (1) year of experience caring for children under six years of age plus six hours of training or education in early childhood development. The phrase "experience caring for children" can mean child-rearing as well as paid and unpaid experience caring for children. The term "training" can mean educational workshops and courses in caring for preschool-age children;

Corrected by Sep 25, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(e) · two acceptable references;

Corrected by Sep 25, 2024

413.4(a) · The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

413.4(c)(3) · a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

413.4(d)(2) · Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.4(b)(1) · Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.4(f) · Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A group family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.5(b)(5) · The licensee must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.8(a) · Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age, emotional, physical and cognitive development.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.8(d) · Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.8(g)(1) · When the provider is absent for 3 or fewer consecutive days, the Office does not need to be notified in advance; however the program must keep a written record of the caregiver present in place of the absent provider.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.8(g)(2) · When the provider is absent for more than 3 consecutive days or has reason to be absent on a recurring basis, the Office must be notified in advance and the program must keep a written record of the caregiver present in place of the absent provider.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.8(j)(1) · One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.11(a)(1) · No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(4) · The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) · the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) · the forms necessary to check the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law,

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) · fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review,

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(12) · The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(19)(i) · Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the State Central Register of Child Abuse And Maltreatment database check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the person is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment; and

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(b)(19)(ii) · Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the forms necessary to check the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law; and

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(c)(3) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency;

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(c)(4) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(c)(6) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.15(c)(18) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care;

Corrected by Jul 16, 2024

416.4(b)(1) · Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.5(b)(5) · The licensee must maintain on file a record of each shelter-in-place drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.11(a)(1) · No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment.

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.14(m) · All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours.

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) · the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) · the forms necessary to check the register of substantiated category one cases of abuse or neglect maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of Persons with Special Needs pursuant to Section 495 of the Social Services Law,

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(c) · fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review,

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d) · a sworn statement indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(b)(25)(iii) · At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14.

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(c)(3) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency;

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(c)(4) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the group family day care home;

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(c)(6) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by caregivers; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.15(c)(18) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: the napping agreement for each child in care;

Corrected by May 2, 2024

416.4(b)(1) · Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.

Corrected by Aug 22, 2023