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§416.14(b)(1): Health and safety training before working alone

Each applicant must finish state approved training that meets the federal minimum health and safety requirements, before starting or within three months of starting. Anyone who has not finished it must not be left alone with children. The citation concerns that training.

The state's wording

Each applicant must complete the Office-approved training that complies with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements or three-month orientation period training requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Individuals who have completed Office approved training that complies with federal health and safety

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

Have all caregivers completed the required health and safety training?

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.