§416.15(c)(3): Children's contact information file
The program must keep on file each child's name, address, gender and date of birth, and each parent's name, address, phone numbers and the places where a parent can be reached in an emergency. The citation concerns that file.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.15(c)(3) |
| Type | Records |
| Cited in our records | 223 times at 215 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 69 |
The state's wording
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection the name, address, gender, and date of birth of each child and each child's parents names, addresses, telephone numbers and place(s) at which parents or other persons responsible for the child can be reached in case of an emergency;
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
Is my contact information on file, and how often is it checked?
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.