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Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
Licensing Standards for Family DayCare
Heads of Groups: Must have an AA in early childhood education, child
development, or another child-related area; or CDA credential and 2 years experience
related to caring for children; or high school diploma or equivalent and 3 years
experience. Additionally, if caring for a group of children under the age of
3 years, must have 1 year experience and/or training specifically in Infant
and Toddler care.
| Age Range | Ratio For Center-based Care |
| 6 wks. - 1½ year | (1:4) |
| 1½ year - 3 years | (1:4) or (1:5) |
| 3 years | (1:6) or (1:7) |
| 4 years | (1:7) or (1:8) |
| 5 years | (1:8) or (1:9) |
| 6 - 10 years | (1:10) |
| 10 - 12 years | (1:15) |
| Age Range | Ratio For Family Child Care |
| 6 wks. - 12 years | (1:6)
For Family Child Care: [no more than 2 children under the age of 2 years; no more than 5 children if any child present is under age 2; up to two additional school age children may be cared for with Department approval following an on-site visit] For Group Family Child Care: [no more than 4 children under the age of 2 years; no more than 6 children under the age of 3 years; no more than 10 children if any child present is under age 2; up to two additional school-age children may be cared for with Department approval following an on-site visit] |
| Child
Care Licensing Agency For callers from the 5 boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island New York City Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene |
Child
Care Subsidy Agency Department of Family Assistance Office of Children and Family Services Bureau of Early Childhood Services 52 Washington Street, Room 338, North Building Rensselaer, NY 12144 Phone: (518) 474-9454 Fax: (518) 474-9617 |
| Head
Start - State Collaboration Office |
Child
Care Food Program Agency New York Department of Health Division of Nutrition 150 Broadway, 6th Floor West Albany, New York 12204-2719 Phone: (518) 402-7287 or (800) 942-3858 Fax: (518) 402-7252 |
| State
Child Care Resource & Referral Contact NY State Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc. 230 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12203 Phone: (518) 690-4217 Fax: (518) 690-2887 |
Office
of Child Support Enforcement Div. of Child Support Enforcement Office of Temporary Assistance and Disability 40 North Pearl Street, Room 13C Albany, New York 12243-0001 Phone: (518) 474-9081 Fax: (518) 486-3127 |
| Child
Abuse Reporting To report suspected child abuse in New York, call (800) 342-3720. For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National
Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis
counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D) |
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