Inspection · 2024-09-26

Applicants for a license must submit to the Office: sworn statements by the provider, assistant(s), substitutes and any person 18 years of age or older who resides in the proposed group family day care home indicating whether, to the best of their knowledge, they have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction, and fingerprint images as required pursuant to section 413.4 of this Article;

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.

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.

The assistant(s) must also be caring for children whenever the numbers and ages of children in care dictate that an assistant be present.

One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.

Two caregivers must be present when more than six children, none of whom are school age, are in care.

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.

The provider, assistant(s), and substitute(s), must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.

The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: provide to the Office the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the employment history, work record and qualifications, if the person had ever been employed outside the home. At least one of the references must be able to attest to the character, habits and personal qualifications to be a group family day care provider, assistant, or substitute; and

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.

CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component.

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,