418-1.8(k)(5)(ii) · for 4-year-old children: the maximum group size is twenty-one children.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 28, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(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 Corrected by Apr 28, 2025

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(b)(1) · Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider:

Corrected Corrected by Apr 28, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.13(b) · 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:

Corrected Corrected by Apr 28, 2025

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

418-1.15(b)(14)(vi) · 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: transportation to a hospital.

Corrected Corrected by Apr 28, 2025

Category: transportation. 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 Mar 3, 2025

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

418-1.11(h)(1)(iii) · The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: in the event of an accident or illness requiring immediate health care, secure such care and notify the parent; and

Corrected Corrected by Mar 3, 2025

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

418-1.11(h)(5)(iv) · All staff administering an emergency medication pursuant to section 418-1.11(h) of this Subpart, must be instructed on its use; and, the instruction must be provided by the parent, the child's health care provider or a health care consultant;

Corrected Corrected by Mar 3, 2025

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

418-1.13(a) · Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 3, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.13(a) · Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 3, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(c)(6) · The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

Corrected Corrected by Mar 3, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) · Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label.

Corrected Corrected by Feb 26, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(b) · The program must ensure that each child in care for more than four hours a day receives a nutritious meal.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 6, 2025

Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.12(w) · The program must obtain a written statement from the parent of each infant in care setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 6, 2025

Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.8(l)(11) · Day care centers that have been approved to operate a school-age children component in their day care center may only mix school age children with pre-school children at the very beginning of the day and the very end of the day. School age children may never be mixed with pre-school children for the entire period of time they are in care at the center.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 2, 2025

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.13(b)(6) · 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: The information necessary to complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 2, 2025

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

418-1.15(c)(5) · The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

Corrected Corrected by Jan 2, 2025

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(c)(6) · The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

Corrected Corrected by Jan 2, 2025

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(f)(7)(iii) · For children eighteen months of age and older, prescription medications, oral over-the-counter medications, medicated patches, and eye, ear, or nasal drops or sprays, can be administered by the program for one day only, with the oral approval of the parent. If prescription medications, oral over-the-counter medications, medicated patches, and eye, ear, or nasal drops or sprays are to be administered on a subsequent day or an ongoing basis, written permission from the parent and written instructions from the health care provider must have been provided to the program prior to such administration.

Corrected Corrected by Dec 10, 2024

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(f)(20) · In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children 5 years of age or older must be reauthorized at least once every 12 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 Dec 10, 2024

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 Dec 10, 2024

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(c)(6) · The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

Corrected Corrected by Dec 10, 2024

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.13(a) · Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 8, 2024

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(b)(8)(i) · The parent of a child receiving care must have: unlimited and on demand access to such child;

Corrected Corrected by Mar 8, 2024

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.13(a) · Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.15(c)(6) · The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.

413.4(d)(5) · A prospective director, employee or volunteer may begin to work 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 after completing the check described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of this section.

Corrected Corrected by Dec 28, 2023

Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(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 Corrected by Dec 28, 2023

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

418-1.11(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 Corrected by Dec 28, 2023

Category: health medication. 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 Dec 28, 2023

Category: health medication. 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 Dec 28, 2023

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 Sep 28, 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 Sep 28, 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 Sep 28, 2023

Category: transportation. Marked corrected in the state record.

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 Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

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

413.4(a)(1) · a criminal history record check with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services;

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

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

413.4(a)(2) · a national criminal record check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

413.4(a)(3) · a search of the New York State Sex Offender Registry; and

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

Marked corrected in the state record.

413.4(a)(4) · a database check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred twenty-four-a of the Social Services Law.

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

Marked corrected in the state record.

413.4(b) · The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing 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, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home:

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

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

413.4(b)(1) · all clearances required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section; and

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

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

413.4(b)(2) · a search of the National Sex Offender Registry using the National Crime and Information Center.

Corrected Corrected by Sep 25, 2023

Marked corrected in the state record.