Get As A Provider Of Child Care Services For The City Of New Yorks Administration For Childrens

ENROLLING AS A LEGALLY EXEMPT CHILD CARE PROVIDER You can submit your enrollment form in person or by mail. All applicable sections of the enrollment form must be complete. Both the provider and the parent/caretaker must complete all applicable sections, review and sign the enrollment form.

Programs regulated by the Office of Children and Family Services must be licensed or registered. With only a few exceptions, every program that cares for more than two children three hours a day must have a license or registration certificate.

In New York, you cannot care for more than two children without a license. If you regularly care for three to six children for a fee in your home, you must at least register as a family daycare. A family daycare provides regular childcare in a family home for more than three hours each day per child.

A Legally Exempt provider is an unlicensed, informal child care provider who cares for up to 2 children and receives payment from the Department of Social Services. For payment information, please call the Department of Social Services.

A Legally Exempt provider is an unlicensed, informal child care provider who cares for up to 2 children and receives payment from the Department of Social Services. For payment information, please call the Department of Social Services.

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) protects and promotes safety and well-being of New York City's children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care and education services.

To become an informal or legally-exempt provider, you must complete a legally-exempt child care enrollment form and have the parents or guardians of the children you care for complete and sign the "Parent Information Section" of the form.

An associate degree in early childhood education or equivalent. A CDA (child development associate) certificate and at least two years of experience caring for children. A high school degree and at least three years of childcare experience.