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.

416.8(a) · Corrected May 20, 2025

Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.

416.15(a)(1)(ii) · Corrected May 20, 2025

In hiring caregivers subsequent to issuance of a license, a program: must notify the Office immediately in writing when there is any change of caregivers;

416.15(b)(11)(i) · Corrected May 20, 2025

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,

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) · Corrected May 20, 2025

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,

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) · Corrected May 20, 2025

fingerprint images necessary for the Office to conduct a criminal history review,

The provisions specified on the license are binding and the group family day care home must operate in compliance with the terms of the license. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the group family day care home at any one time.

416.15(a)(9) · Corrected May 6, 2025

The caregivers also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the provider or other caregivers to obtain emergency health care for the child;

416.11(h)(1)(i) · Corrected Jun 5, 2024

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

416.15(c)(5) · Corrected Jun 5, 2024

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;

416.15(c)(3) · Corrected Jun 5, 2024

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;

416.15(c)(13) · Corrected Jun 5, 2024

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.

413.4(c)(3) · Corrected Nov 1, 2023

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.

416.3(a)(1) · Corrected Nov 1, 2023

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.

416.8(j)(3) · Corrected Nov 1, 2023

The program must retain on file in the program a medical statement, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, from a health care provider for each person residing in the home.

416.11(b)(7) · Corrected Nov 1, 2023

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 comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title.

416.13(b) · Corrected Nov 1, 2023

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,

416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b) · Corrected Nov 1, 2023