Provider Background Checks

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As required by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and New York State Social Services Law, all operators, employees and volunteers in licensed/registered child care programs must undergo a series of comprehensive background checks.

Background check requirements include:

In addition, for any individual who resides or resided in another state in the prior 5 years, the following checks must be done against that state(s):