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

416.11(b)(2) · Thereafter a medical statement will be required when an event or condition reasonably calls into question a caregiver's ability to provide safe and suitable child care.

416.11(b)(4) · The medical statement must give satisfactory evidence that the individual is physically fit to provide child day care and has no diagnosed psychiatric or emotional disorder which would preclude such individual from providing child day care.

416.13(a)(3) · The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;

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

416.11(b)(2) · Thereafter a medical statement will be required when an event or condition reasonably calls into question a caregiver's ability to provide safe and suitable child care.

416.11(b)(4) · The medical statement must give satisfactory evidence that the individual is physically fit to provide child day care and has no diagnosed psychiatric or emotional disorder which would preclude such individual from providing child day care.

416.13(a)(3) · The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;

416.15(b)(19)(i) · Within five days of a household member turning eighteen (18) years of age or a person eighteen (18) years of age or older beginning to live in the residence, the program must: submit the State Central Register of Child Abuse And Maltreatment database check forms necessary to complete required screening by the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to determine if the person is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment; and

Corrected by Apr 15, 2026

416.4(h)(4) · All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.

Corrected by Feb 5, 2026

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.

Corrected by Jan 21, 2026

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

Corrected by Jan 15, 2026

416.5(f)(1) · Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.

Corrected by Jan 15, 2026

416.5(j) · All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children.

Corrected by Jan 15, 2026

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

416.11(b)(2) · Thereafter a medical statement will be required when an event or condition reasonably calls into question a caregiver's ability to provide safe and suitable child care.

416.11(b)(4) · The medical statement must give satisfactory evidence that the individual is physically fit to provide child day care and has no diagnosed psychiatric or emotional disorder which would preclude such individual from providing child day care.

416.13(a)(3) · The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being;

416.15(a)(1)(ii) · Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.

Corrected by Jan 15, 2026

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

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

416.5(f)(1) · Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

416.5(i) · Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children.

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

416.5(t) · The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for children to swallow.

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

416.11(h)(1)(i) · 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;

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

416.15(a)(1)(ii) · Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

416.15(c)(5) · 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;

Corrected by Jan 7, 2026

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

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

416.5(f)(1) · Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas.

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

416.11(b)(7) · 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.

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

416.13(b) · 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.

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

416.13(c) · 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 hired after June 30, 2013, must comply with the background check requirements for 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.

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

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.

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

416.15(a)(1)(ii) · Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.

Corrected by Dec 11, 2025

416.6(a) · The Licensee must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the group family day care home provided or arranged for by a caregiver.

Corrected by Jun 2, 2025

416.7(l) · Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part.

Corrected by Jun 2, 2025

416.12(n) · 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 by Jun 2, 2025

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 Mar 10, 2025

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 Aug 29, 2024

416.15(c)(23) · The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: all records relevant to the current licensing period, and the immediately preceding licensing period; and

Corrected by Mar 6, 2024