§416.5(b)(4): Shelter in place drills
Each program must hold two shelter in place drills a year, during which procedures and supplies are reviewed, and parents must be told about the drill in advance. The citation concerns those drills.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.5(b)(4) |
| Type | Practice |
| Cited in our records | 91 times at 89 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 12 |
The state's wording
Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.
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
When was the last shelter in place drill, and how were parents told?
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
- §416.8(a): Supervision of children
- §416.14(m): CPR and first aid certification
- §416.4(b)(1): Evacuation drills
- §416.8(j)(3): Staffing for children under two
- §416.8(j)(1): Number of children per caregiver
Counts are from the inspection records we hold, as of 2026-10-23. 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.