Child Care Registration Department is responsible for registering and monitoring family child care programs in accordance with the NYS day care regulations.
NYS Registered Family Child Care
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Provides care to children for more than 3 hours per day per child.
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Provides care for up to three to six children not yet school age PLUS 2 school age children. There must be one caregiver for every 2 children under the age of 2.
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Provides care in a residential home.
- Must renew their registration. The first family child care provider renewal is every 2 years, if remaining in compliance; renewal is then every 4 years.
Information on becoming a family child care provider
Information on child care program inspections