§413.4(c)(3): Out of state child abuse registry search
The required background clearances include a search of the child abuse or neglect registry of any state other than New York where the person lives or lived during the preceding five years. The citation concerns that search. It does not say what a search found.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §413.4(c)(3) |
| Type | Records |
| Cited in our records | 301 times at 291 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 96 |
The state's wording
a search of the state-based child abuse or neglect repository of any state other than New York where such person lives or lived during the preceding five years.
This is the text the state (OCFS) attaches to the citation. It is a template, so it can sound harsher or vaguer than the finding behind it.
Worth asking the provider
Has every adult who needs an out of state registry search had one?
Reading it on a record
Look at whether the citation is marked open or corrected, how long ago it was cited, and whether the same section shows up on several inspections. One corrected citation is common. The same one on visit after visit is worth a direct question. Our guide to checking a daycare and methodology explain the rest.
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Related sections
- §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a): Child abuse register check forms
- §416.15(c)(6): Children's health and consent files
- §416.15(c)(13): Caregiver arrival and departure schedule
- §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(b): Justice Center register check forms
- §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(d): Sworn statement on convictions
Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-19. The plain-English note was written by NYC Daycare Check from the city's wording; the citation on each provider's page is the record.