§416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a): Child abuse register check forms
Among the background check paperwork a program must keep on file are the forms needed to ask whether an applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment at the Statewide Central Register. The citation concerns that paperwork, and the public record does not say what was missing.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.15(b)(11)(ii)(a) |
| Type | Records |
| Cited in our records | 509 times at 460 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 140 |
The state's wording
the forms necessary for the Office to inquire whether the applicant is the subject of an indicated report of child abuse or maltreatment on file with the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment,
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
Are the required background check forms on file, and who reviews them?
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(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
- §416.11(a)(1): Child medical statements
Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-18. 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.