| Date |
Regulation |
Description |
Compliance Status as of last inspection |
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Nov 17, 2025 |
418-1.11(a)(1) |
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. |
Not Corrected |
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Nov 3, 2025 |
418-1.3(d) |
A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children. |
Not Corrected |
|
Nov 3, 2025 |
418-1.5(r) |
An operable flashlight or battery powered lantern must be kept in each classroom. Such equipment must be properly maintained for use in the event of a power failure. |
Not Corrected |
|
Nov 3, 2025 |
418-1.11(c)(1) |
The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 31, 2025 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
418-1.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
418-1.8(k)(3)(i) |
for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) |
Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label. |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 23, 2025 |
418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) |
The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident, |
Not Corrected |
|
Oct 16, 2025 |
418-1.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Not Corrected |
|
Jul 3, 2025 |
418-1.5(a)(1)(i) |
The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and |
Not Corrected |
|
Jul 3, 2025 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Not Corrected |
|
Apr 28, 2025 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Corrected |
|
Apr 28, 2025 |
418-1.11(b)(13) |
Staff must be aware of each child's special health care needs identified in the child's individual health care plan. This includes, but is not limited to, allergies, disabilities and medical conditions. |
Corrected |
|
Apr 28, 2025 |
418-1.11(c)(1) |
The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: |
Corrected |
|
Apr 28, 2025 |
418-1.11(h)(5)(i) |
A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child; |
Corrected |
|
Apr 28, 2025 |
418-1.12(an) |
Staff must take steps to prevent a child's exposure to the foods to which the child is allergic. |
Corrected |
|
Apr 14, 2025 |
418-1.4(d) |
All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. |
Corrected |
|
Apr 7, 2025 |
418-1.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
|
Mar 3, 2025 |
418-1.11(a)(1) |
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.3(o)(2) |
Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed. |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.4(d) |
All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.4(f)(2) |
All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.15(c)(31) |
The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: documentation from service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that the fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current license period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.15(c)(32) |
The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: documentation from service personnel qualified to perform fire suppression systems maintenance, repair and testing showing that fire suppression equipment and systems have been tested and maintained during the current license period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; |
Corrected |
|
Jan 24, 2025 |
418-1.15(c)(33) |
The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: documentation from the local government authority having jurisdiction for determining compliance with the Fire and Building Code of New York State showing that the facility has been inspected and approved once every 12 months during the current license period for compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; |
Corrected |
|
Jan 23, 2025 |
418-1.8(k)(2)(i) |
for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: there must be one teacher for every four children; |
Corrected |
|
Nov 14, 2024 |
418-1.11(a)(1) |
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. |
Corrected |
|
Nov 5, 2024 |
418-1.5(v) |
All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
|
Nov 5, 2024 |
418-1.5(z) |
All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
|
Nov 5, 2024 |
418-1.5(ab)(2) |
A safety strap must be fastened around children who are seated in high chairs. |
Corrected |
|
Nov 5, 2024 |
418-1.12(ai) |
Each infant and toddler must be removed from the crib, playpen or cot and held or placed in an appropriate chair for feeding. |
Corrected |
|
Nov 5, 2024 |
418-1.14(b) |
Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. |
Corrected |
|
Nov 5, 2024 |
418-1.14(c)(1) |
Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. |
Corrected |
|
Oct 24, 2024 |
418-1.3(h) |
Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. |
Corrected |
|
Oct 24, 2024 |
418-1.5(v) |
All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, cleaning materials, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers. Such materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
|
Oct 24, 2024 |
418-1.11(i)(12) |
Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. |
Corrected |
|
Oct 24, 2024 |
418-1.11(i)(18)(v) |
When disposable diapers are used, soiled diapers must be disposed of immediately into an outside trash disposal, or placed in a tightly covered plastic-lined trash can inaccessible to children until outdoor disposal is possible. |
Corrected |
|
Sep 5, 2024 |
418-1.11(a)(1) |
No child may be accepted for care in a child care program unless the program has been furnished with a written statement signed by a health care provider verifying that the child is able to participate in child care and currently appears to be free from contagious or communicable diseases. A child's medical statement must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the date of enrollment. |
Corrected |
|
Sep 5, 2024 |
418-1.13(g)(2) |
To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either: |
Corrected |
|
Jul 30, 2024 |
418-1.8(n) |
The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program. |
Corrected |
|
Jul 30, 2024 |
418-1.9(a) |
The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. |
Corrected |
|
Jul 30, 2024 |
418-1.9(m) |
Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. |
Corrected |
|
Jul 30, 2024 |
418-1.15(b)(6)(i) |
Information relating to an individual child is confidential and cannot be disclosed without written parental permission to anyone other than the Office, its designees or other persons authorized by law. |
Corrected |
|
Jul 25, 2024 |
418-1.3(o)(2) |
Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed. |
Corrected |
|
Jul 25, 2024 |
418-1.15(c)(1) |
The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the evacuation plan, evacuation drills, and shelter-in-place drills conducted, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, as required in sections 418-1.4(b) and 418-1.5(b) of this Subpart; |
Corrected |
|
Jul 2, 2024 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Corrected |
|
Jul 2, 2024 |
418-1.8(k)(2)(i) |
for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: there must be one teacher for every four children; |
Corrected |
|
Jul 2, 2024 |
418-1.15(c)(5) |
The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; |
Corrected |
|
Jun 3, 2024 |
418-1.7(h)(1) |
Television and other electronic visual media must be turned off when not part of a planned developmentally appropriate program activity. |
Corrected |
|
Jun 3, 2024 |
418-1.11(c)(1) |
The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: |
Corrected |
|
Jun 3, 2024 |
418-1.11(c)(2)(ix) |
When a health care consultant is required to approve a health care plan, the schedule of visits by a health care consultant to programs administering medications[,] must occur at least once every year and must include a review of the health care policies and procedures and a review of the documentation; |
Corrected |
|
May 24, 2024 |
418-1.5(n)(4) |
Play equipment and apparatus may be used only by the children for whom it is developmentally appropriate. |
Corrected |
|
May 24, 2024 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Corrected |
|
May 10, 2024 |
418-1.15(b)(23) |
Upon termination or resignation of the director: |
Corrected |
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Apr 19, 2024 |
418-1.11(h)(1) |
The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: |
Corrected |
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Apr 19, 2024 |
418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) |
The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious injury, |
Corrected |
|
Mar 22, 2024 |
418-1.4(f)(2) |
All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. |
Corrected |
|
Mar 22, 2024 |
418-1.8(b) |
The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. |
Corrected |
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Mar 22, 2024 |
418-1.8(n) |
The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program. |
Corrected |
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Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.3(d) |
A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children. |
Corrected |
|
Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.3(h) |
Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. |
Corrected |
|
Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.3(o)(2) |
Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed. |
Corrected |
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Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.5(y) |
Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children. |
Corrected |
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Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.5(aa) |
The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow. |
Corrected |
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Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.11(i)(15) |
Between uses, dishes and utensils must be washed with soap and hot water and rinsed in hot running water. |
Corrected |
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Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.12(z) |
All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. |
Corrected |
|
Mar 7, 2024 |
418-1.14(b) |
Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. |
Corrected |
|
Feb 28, 2024 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Corrected |
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Feb 28, 2024 |
418-1.8(k)(4)(ii) |
for 3-year-old children: the maximum group size is eighteen children. |
Corrected |
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Feb 28, 2024 |
418-1.8(l)(9) |
When toddlers are cared for with preschool children in a mixed age group at the very beginning or very end of the day, the teacher/child ratio and maximum group size applicable to children aged 18 months to 36 months must be followed. |
Corrected |
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Feb 28, 2024 |
418-1.12(ai) |
Each infant and toddler must be removed from the crib, playpen or cot and held or placed in an appropriate chair for feeding. |
Corrected |
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Feb 8, 2024 |
418-1.4(b)(1) |
Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. |
Corrected |
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Feb 8, 2024 |
418-1.8(a) |
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 teacher's range of vision and that the teacher 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. |
Corrected |
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Feb 8, 2024 |
418-1.15(c)(1) |
The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of the evacuation plan, evacuation drills, and shelter-in-place drills conducted, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents, as required in sections 418-1.4(b) and 418-1.5(b) of this Subpart; |
Corrected |
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Jan 30, 2024 |
418-1.14(b) |
Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. |
Corrected |
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Jan 30, 2024 |
418-1.15(b)(23) |
Upon termination or resignation of the director: |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.4(b)(1) |
Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.5(a)(1) |
The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.5(b)(4) |
Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.7(a)(1) |
The program must establish and implement a daily schedule of program activities that offers reasonable regularity in routines, including snack and meal periods, nap and rest periods, indoor activities, outdoor play time and a variety of large muscle activities throughout the day. There must be physical activity, appropriate to the ages of the children in care, every day. |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.11(i)(1) |
Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors. |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.11(i)(15) |
Between uses, dishes and utensils must be washed with soap and hot water and rinsed in hot running water. |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.11(i)(18)(i) |
Toilet facilities must be kept clean at all times, and must be supplied with toilet paper, soap and towels accessible to the children. |
Corrected |
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Jan 8, 2024 |
418-1.12(z) |
All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. |
Corrected |
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Dec 20, 2023 |
418-1.8(k)(3)(i) |
for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; |
Corrected |
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Dec 20, 2023 |
418-1.8(k)(3)(ii) |
for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: the maximum group size is twelve children. |
Corrected |
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Dec 20, 2023 |
418-1.8(k)(4)(i) |
for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; |
Corrected |
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Office: Albany Regional Office
Phone: (518) 402-3038
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