§416.8(d): Only approved caregivers alone with children
Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with the children in day care. A citation means someone who was not an approved caregiver was alone with them.
| State regulation (18 NYCRR) | §416.8(d) |
| Type | Practice |
| Cited in our records | 98 times at 92 NYC home-based programs |
| Marked open right now | 14 |
The state's wording
Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.
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
Who besides you is approved to be alone with the children?
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.