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New York State Regulations
Office of Children & Family Services — Family Child Care Regulations
New York State regulations keep us focused on better health and safety standards for the children we care for. As a general rule, any day care program planning to serve three or more children for more than three hours a day on a regular basis must obtain a license or registration certificate.
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GENERAL
Part 413 — Child Day Care Definitions, Enforcement & Hearings
Definitions and enforcement procedures for child day care programs
FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
Part 417 — Hogares de Cuidado Diurno en Familia
En Español — Family Day Care Homes regulations in Spanish
GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
Part 416 — Group Family Day Care Homes
Regulations for group family day care home programs
Part 416 — Hogar de Cuidado Diurno de un Grupo en Familia
En Español — Group Family Day Care Homes regulations in Spanish
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE
Part 414 — Cuidado de Niños en Edad Escolar
En Español — School-Age Child Care regulations in Spanish
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
OCFS REGULATIONS INDEX
View all current child care regulations directly on the OCFS Child Care Regulations page →
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The primary statutory authority for these regulations is located in Section 390 of the New York Social Services Law → (PDF)
VIDEO RESOURCES
Training videos and additional resources for Family and Group Family Day Care providers are available on the OCFS Child Care Provider page →