With the roll out of U-Pre-K programs for 4 year old children, through the Department of Education, some parents are opting to put their children in public school earlier. As a result, many child care businesses in NYC are considering serving younger ages of children. Programs that are currently serving children from 2.0 to 6 years of age may plan to amend their licenses to serve infants and toddlers from 6 months to 2.0 years old.
In order to amend licenses to age down their programs, child care businesses are required to have appropriate facilities, which might require some renovations to existing facilities, and center staff is required to receive training specifically tailored to work with infants and toddlers. In addition to working with the DOH to get full information about regulations, another good source of help is the infant/toddler resource and training programs run by the NYC Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) programs.
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