Division of Child Care Services
Info for Providers
Welcome child care providers! The Division of Child Care Services maintains this page as a key resource list for child care providers. We are confident that the information and the links provided on this page will be helpful and informative.
General Info
- Child Day Care Orientation
- Early Intervention Program
- Child Care Facts & Figures for 2017
- Starting a Child Care Program
- Operating a Child Care Program
- Request to remove street address and map from the OCFS Day Care Facility Search
- Fingerprinting
- Letters to Providers
- Forms
- Continuity of Care Video
- QUALITYstarsNY
- Health insurance for children, families, & small businesses
- Resources For Families
- Regulations/Law/Policies
Provider Training
- Training Home Page
- Healthy Beverages in Childcare (free online training)
- Infant Meal Pattern (free online training)
- Child Meal Pattern (free online training)
Program Development
- EarlyChildhood.org
- Environment Rating Scales
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association for Family Child Care
- Family Child Care Association of New York State
- NYS Association for the Education of Young Children (NYSAEYC)
- NYS Council on Children and Families
- Winning Beginning NY
- Early Childhood Education Training Program video library
Nutrition
- NYS Department of Health
- US Department of Agriculture
- Together We Can Raise Healthy Children
- Reimbursement for meals and snacks
Subsidy Program
Health and Safety
- Administration of Medication
- Computer Safety
- Field Trip Safety
- Get Ahead of Lead! Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water (DOH)
- Influenza Prevention and Control
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Info (DOH)
- Look Before You Lock
- No Firearms, Shotguns or Rifles Notice (En Español)
- Pesticide Prohibition Requirements
- Playground Safety
- Playground Safety Videoconference
- Pool Guidelines (FDC & GFDC)
- Preventing Child Abuse
- Protective Surfacing
- Radon
- Recalled Products
- Seat Belt Requirements for Children
- Safe to Sleep - Crib Information Center
- Transportation Safety
- Traumatic Experiences - Sesame Street
- Understanding Recent Changes to Bleach Concentrations
- What Child Care Providers Need to Know About Lead
- What to Bring When Leaving the Program or Classroom
- What Your Child's Blood Lead Test Means
Emergency Planning
- Helping Infants and Toddlers After Disasters
- Evacuation Activities for Children and Adolescents
- Helping Children Cope After Traumatic Events
- USFA Home Safety and Fire Prevention
- Exit Drills in the Home (EDITH)
- Home Fire Safety Checklist
- Preparing Your Children for Disasters
- FEMA Resources for Children and Families
- Ready.gov
- American Red Cross: Be Ready
- Flood or Hurricane Resources
Contacts
Menu
- Child Care
- Child Care Home
- Search for Child Care
- Resources for Families
- Info for Parents
- Info for Providers
- Become a Child Care Provider
- Training Home Page
- Advantage After School
- Local Departments of Social Services
- Regulations/Policies/Law
- Forms
- Publications
- Plans & Reports
- Child Care Subsidy Program
- QUALITYstarsNY
- Public Presentations
