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 May 6, 2026

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 29, 2026

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 29, 2026

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(c)(1) · The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:

Corrected Corrected by Apr 21, 2026

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(f)(10) · The parent must be notified immediately and the Office must be notified within 24 hours of any medication administration errors. Notification to the Office must be reported on a form provided by the Office or on an approved equivalent.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 21, 2026

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(f)(21) · In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 21, 2026

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

413.4(d)(6) · Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 9, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.8(m) · There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 9, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(b)(10)(ii) · A child day care center must cooperate with inspectors and other representatives of the Office in regard to any inspections or investigations that are conducted by the Office or its representatives.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 9, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(b)(10)(iii) · A child day care center must cooperate with local Child Protective Services' Staff conducting any investigation of alleged child abuse or maltreatment.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 9, 2025

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 Sep 23, 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 Sep 23, 2025

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 Sep 19, 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 Sep 19, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.10(c) · In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:

Corrected Corrected by Sep 19, 2025

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 Sep 19, 2025

Category: transportation. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.7(d) · As age and development permit, children must be allowed freedom of movement and must be provided with an environment designed to develop such skills as crawling, standing, walking and running.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 8, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.7(w) · Children unable to sleep during nap time shall not be confined to a sleeping surface (cot, crib, etc) but instead must be offered a supervised place for quiet play.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 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 Aug 8, 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 Aug 8, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(b) · The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 8, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(j) · Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 8, 2025

Category: nutrition. 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 Aug 8, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.10(c) · In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:

Corrected Corrected by Aug 8, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(h) · Where meals are furnished by the child day care center, the servings must be in portions suitable for the size and age of the children in care including infants. There must be a sufficient amount of food available to children to permit second helpings of nutritious food.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 8, 2025

Category: nutrition. 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 Aug 8, 2025

Category: transportation. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(b) · The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 5, 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 Aug 5, 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 Aug 5, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(j) · Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like.

Corrected Corrected by Aug 5, 2025

Category: nutrition. 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 Aug 5, 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 Jul 15, 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 Jul 15, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(b) · The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(h) · Where meals are furnished by the child day care center, the servings must be in portions suitable for the size and age of the children in care including infants. There must be a sufficient amount of food available to children to permit second helpings of nutritious food.

Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2025

Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(j) · Sufficient time, based on age and individual needs, must be allowed for meals so that children will not be hurried.

Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2025

Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(o) · A staff person or volunteer must not force or bribe a child to eat nor use food as a reward or punishment.

Corrected Corrected by Jul 15, 2025

Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.5(a) · Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Corrected Corrected by Jun 10, 2025

Category: physical safety. 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 Jun 10, 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 Jun 10, 2025

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 Jun 10, 2025

Category: transportation. 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 Oct 4, 2024

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(b) · The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 4, 2024

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(d) · Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care.

Corrected Corrected by Oct 4, 2024

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(j) · Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 26, 2024

Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.9(b) · The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 26, 2024

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 26, 2024

Category: supervision. 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 Oct 16, 2023

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.10(c) · In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:

Corrected Corrected by Oct 16, 2023

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 Oct 16, 2023

Category: transportation. Marked corrected in the state record.