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§416.15(b)(12): Reporting changes to the state

The home must report to the state any change that could affect the parts of the building used by the program or for the children's exit in an emergency, any change in household members, and any other change that would put the home out of compliance. The citation concerns that duty to report.

The state's wording

The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations.

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 anything about the home or household changed since the last license renewal?

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.