Growing Imaginations Daycare

416.13(d) · All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to complete a Statewide Central Register database check.

416.15(b)(26) · Programs must follow safety plans developed by the Office when allegations of risk of harm to child(ren) against the program, caregiver, staff, adult household member, volunteer or visitor are under investigation.

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.

416.15(b)(14)(iii) · The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious injury,

416.3(a) · Each applicant must submit to the Office at the time of application for licensure a diagram of the proposed group family day care home showing: all rooms in the home, including the rooms which will be used for day care and the purposes for which such rooms will be used; the number and location of exits and alternate means of egress; and the outdoor play areas available to the children in care. An updated diagram must be submitted to the Office immediately upon making any change that impacts the child care program.

416.3(a)(1) · Child care can only be provided in the areas of the group family day care home that have been included in the diagram and approved as child care space.

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.

416.15(b)(14)(iii) · The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious injury,

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;

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 Apr 20, 2026

416.11(a)(3) · The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.

Corrected by Apr 20, 2026

416.11(a)(3) · The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.

Corrected by Jan 13, 2026

416.11(b)(12) · All caregivers must have knowledge of and access to children's medical records and all emergency information.

Corrected by Jan 13, 2026

416.14(b) · Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated.

Corrected by Jan 13, 2026

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 Jan 13, 2026

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 Oct 15, 2025

416.15(c)(13) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Corrected by Oct 15, 2025

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

416.14(c)(1) · The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program.

Corrected by Jul 29, 2025

416.14(f) · Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are:

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 29, 2025

416.15(c)(14) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: documentation of training sessions attended in accordance with section 416.14 of this Part;

Corrected by Jul 29, 2025

416.11(i)(14) · Toilet facilities must be kept clean at all times, and must be supplied with toilet paper, soap and towels accessible to the children.

Corrected by Nov 12, 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 Nov 12, 2024

416.14(n) · CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component.

Corrected by Nov 12, 2024

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

Corrected by Nov 12, 2024

416.4(b)(4) · The licensee must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.

Corrected by Mar 18, 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 Mar 18, 2024

416.8(e) · The provider must be the primary caregiver of children in a group family day care home.

416.15(c)(13) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Corrected by Mar 18, 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 Aug 8, 2023

416.11(a)(3) · The program must keep documentation of immunizations the child has received to date, in accordance with New York State Public Health Law.

Corrected by Aug 8, 2023