Child Care Center

Child Care Centers:
are licensed to care for children in a facility outside a home.

• The number of children they are allowed is dependent on the size of the facility.

• They are required to maintain at least the minimum child: teacher ratio for each age group.

• Centers are licensed by New York State Office of Children and Family Services through the Spring Valley Regional Office.

• An indicator of quality child care would be to have a smaller adult to child ratio than required by the state.

In This Section

• - Services Overview
• - Families
  • - Overview
  • - Quality Child Care
  • - Search for Child Care
  • - Complaints, Compliments, or Questions
  • - Parent Education
  • - Types of Child Care
    • • Regulated Care
      • - Family
      • - Group Family
      • - Child Care Center
      • - School-Age Care
    • • Other Early Childhood Options
  • - Help Paying for Child Care
• - Child Care Professionals
• - Community
• - Employers
• - RESOURCES