§416.12(n): Infant feeding instructions
The program must get a written statement from the parent of each infant in care giving the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions. The statement must be updated whenever those instructions change. The citation concerns that statement.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.12(n) |
| Type | Records |
| Cited in our records | 156 times at 155 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 30 |
The state's wording
The program must obtain a written statement, from the parent of each infant in care, setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
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
Do you have written feeding instructions for each infant, and are they current?
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.
Look up a home daycare and read its record
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.