Inspection · 2024-12-02

Any abuse or maltreatment of a child receiving child care or residing in the home, including the provider's children and any foster children, is prohibited. A group family day care home must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an employee, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to section 412 of the Social Services Law.

The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and

Play equipment must be used in a safe manner.

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.

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.