§416.15(c)(5): Daily attendance records
The program must keep daily attendance records on file at the home, filled out when each child arrives and leaves, with arrival and departure times. The citation concerns that record.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.15(c)(5) |
| Type | Records |
| Cited in our records | 286 times at 272 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 65 |
The state's wording
The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
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
Can I see this week's attendance record?
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.