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New York Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of September 24, 2009

New York has six different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Part 413:Child Day Care Definitions, Enforcement and Hearings 1/31/2005
Part 414: School- Age Child Care 1/31/2005
Part 416: Group Family Day Care Homes 1/31/2005
Part 417: Family Day Care Homes 1/31/2005
Part 418_1: Day Care Centers 1/31/2005
Part 418_2: Small Day Care Centers 1/31/2005

State Licensing Contact

New York Department of Family Assistance
Office of Children and Family Services
Bureau of Early Childhood Services
52 Washington Street 3 N
Rensselaer, NY 12144
or
New York City Department of Health
Bureau of Day Care
2 Lafayette Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10007

Phone: (518) 474-9454 / (212) 676-2444 (for 5 boroughs)
Web Page: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/daycare_regs.asp


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