| Date |
Regulation |
Description |
Compliance Status as of last inspection |
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Nov 7, 2024 |
416.2(d)(1) |
Applicants for renewal of a license must submit: a completed application for renewal, including required attestations, on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Such application and attestations must include an agreement by the applicant to operate the group family day care home in conformity with applicable laws and regulations; |
Not Corrected |
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Nov 7, 2024 |
416.2(e) |
Applicants for renewal of a license may not be issued a license until an inspection of the group family day care home has been conducted showing compliance with the requirements of this Part and the relevant provisions of the Social Services Law. |
Not Corrected |
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Nov 7, 2024 |
416.15(a)(1)(ii) |
Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. |
Not Corrected |
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Nov 7, 2024 |
416.15(b)(12) |
The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. |
Not Corrected |
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Nov 7, 2024 |
416.15(c)(15)(i) |
when the group family day care license is issued to an entity, other than a sole proprietorship, the following additional documentation is required: a copy of the certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, or articles of organization and any amendments thereto; |
Not Corrected |
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Apr 25, 2024 |
413.3(g)(3)(i) |
The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. |
Corrected |
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Apr 25, 2024 |
416.5(s)(2) |
Every bathroom door lock must be designed to permit opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency. The opening device must be readily accessible. |
Corrected |
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Apr 25, 2024 |
416.5(y) |
All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
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Apr 25, 2024 |
416.8(b)(3) |
Children may be outside a caregiver's range of vision only as follows: For evening and night care, the caregiver may sleep while children are sleeping only if functional electronic monitors are in use in each room where children are sleeping. The licensee must obtain the written permission to do so from the parent of each child receiving evening or night care in the group family day care home. In the event written permission is not obtained from all parents, the caregiver must remain awake at all times and physically check sleeping children every 15 minutes to assess the overall safety and well-being of the children and to make sure infants' faces are uncovered. The checks must be done in close physical proximity to the child. |
Corrected |
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Apr 25, 2024 |
416.14(c)(2) |
The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 416.14(f). |
Corrected |
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Mar 4, 2024 |
413.3(g)(3)(i) |
The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. |
Corrected |
|
Mar 4, 2024 |
416.4(h)(4) |
All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times. |
Corrected |
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Mar 4, 2024 |
416.4(k) |
Kerosene and gasoline may not be stored in the habitable areas of the home, child care areas, or path of egress. |
Corrected |
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Mar 4, 2024 |
416.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
|
Dec 14, 2023 |
416.5(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 |
|
Aug 7, 2023 |
416.11(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 |
|
Jul 7, 2023 |
416.11(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 |
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Jul 7, 2023 |
416.15(c)(13) |
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.5(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 |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.5(b)(2) |
The emergency evacuation diagram must be posted in a visible location. |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.5(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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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.5(i) |
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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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.5(j) |
All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and 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 |
|
Jun 16, 2023 |
416.7(l) |
Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the home where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 416.8 of this Part. |
Corrected |
|
Jun 16, 2023 |
416.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.8(d) |
Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.11(b)(2) |
Thereafter a medical statement will be required when an event or condition reasonably calls into question a caregiver's ability to provide safe and suitable child care. |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.11(f)(7)(i) |
Over-the-counter products, including but not limited to over-the-counter topical ointments, lotions, creams, sprays, including sunscreen products and topically applied insect repellant can be administered by a caregiver for one day only, with verbal permission of the parent. If an over-the-counter product is to be administered on a subsequent day or an ongoing basis, written permission from the parent must have been provided to the caregiver. |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.15(b)(4) |
The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. |
Corrected |
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Jun 16, 2023 |
416.15(b)(13) |
The caregivers, employees and volunteers must be familiar with the regulations governing group family day care. Such regulations must be readily accessible to the caregivers for reference purposes and must be made available for review to a parent of a child in care upon request by a parent. |
Corrected |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
413.3(g)(3)(i) |
The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. |
Corrected |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.5(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 |
Corrected |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.5(i) |
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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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.5(j) |
All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and 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 |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.8(d) |
Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. |
Corrected |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.15(c)(5) |
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; |
Corrected |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.15(c)(8) |
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection a medical statement regarding the health of all persons residing in the group family day care home, as required in section 416.11 of this Part; |
Corrected |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
416.15(c)(13) |
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; |
Corrected |
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Mar 29, 2023 |
416.4(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. |
Corrected |
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Mar 29, 2023 |
416.4(f) |
Multi-purpose fire extinguishers of a type approved for use in residences must be maintained in good working condition and placed in the kitchen and outside the furnace room. A group family day care program located in a multiple family dwelling is not required to place or maintain a fire extinguisher outside the furnace room of such dwelling. The caregivers must know how to use the fire extinguishers placed in such home. Fire extinguishers with gauges must show a full charge. Fire extinguishers with seals must have unbroken seals. |
Corrected |
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Mar 29, 2023 |
416.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
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Mar 29, 2023 |
416.5(j) |
All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and 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 |
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Mar 29, 2023 |
416.5(s)(2) |
Every bathroom door lock must be designed to permit opening of the locked door from the outside in an emergency. The opening device must be readily accessible. |
Corrected |
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Mar 20, 2023 |
416.4(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. |
Corrected |
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Mar 20, 2023 |
416.4(h)(4) |
All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times. |
Corrected |
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Mar 20, 2023 |
416.5(a) |
Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. |
Corrected |
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Mar 20, 2023 |
416.5(y) |
All window and door blind cords, ropes, wires and other strangulation hazards must be secured and inaccessible to children. |
Corrected |
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Mar 20, 2023 |
416.11(i)(27) |
Garbage receptacles must be covered, and cleaned as needed after emptying. |
Corrected |
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Mar 20, 2023 |
416.15(b)(12) |
The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. |
Corrected |
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider.
Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider,
and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
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Office: Albany Regional Office
Phone: (518) 402-3038
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