With the passage of the New York State budget in April, legislation was enacted that grants the Office for Children and Family Services the authority to implement federal requirements mandated in the Child Care Development Block Grant of 2014. This will affect your program's background clearances, training, and inspections beginning September 2019. 

Did you know:

• Your child's program must conduct a criminal background check and SCR Check (Child Abuse and Maltreatment) before hiring any staff member.
• The program needs to be inspected upon opening/licensing, but depending on what type of program your child is enrolled in, they may have yearly inspections, midpoint inspections, and inspections every 4 years.
• All staff hired by the program are required to complete 30 hours of training within their first year. Training can include Mandated Reporter Training, Health and Safety Training, and Regulations Training.

You can check the  OCFS  website for more information and regular updates for your providers.

As of June 13, 2019 there is no longer a religious exemption to the requirement that children be vaccinated in order to attend public, private or parochial school (for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade) or child day care settings.

This new legislation will affect some programs current policies and procedures when accepting new children, as well as updating children's current medical statements & immunizations.

Please read the attached to be aware of the steps that need to be taken: 

New Legislation Letter
DOH - Vaccines Needed For Camp

Catch-Up Immunization Schedule