418-1.8(g) · Whenever the child day care center is in operation and the director is away from the premises, there must be a staff person designated to act on behalf of the director, who is knowledgeable about the programs operation and policies.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 20, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.8(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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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 Corrected by Apr 8, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.8(b) · The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 1, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(a) · The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 1, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(m) · Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 1, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.10(c)(1) · Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 1, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(ai) · Each infant and toddler must be removed from the crib, playpen or cot and held or placed in an appropriate chair for feeding.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 1, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(b)(6)(i) · Information relating to an individual child is confidential and cannot be disclosed without written parental permission to anyone other than the Office, its designees or other persons authorized by law.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 1, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.8(k)(4)(i) · for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children;

Corrected Corrected by Jan 22, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.13(b)(3) · Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title;

Corrected Corrected by Jan 22, 2025

Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) · The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident,

Corrected Corrected by Jan 22, 2025

Category: transportation. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.14(c) · Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:

Corrected Corrected by Feb 7, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.14(d) · Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are:

Corrected Corrected by Feb 7, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.