Day Care Centers:
Care is provided in a licensed center for children 6 weeks to age 12. Day care centers must maintain appropriate staff to child ratios, depending on age of children. Licensed day care center capacity is based on a room space to child ratio.

School-Aged Child Care:
Designed for children from kindergarten through age 12. Care is provided before & after school and care may be provided during school holidays and vacations. School-aged child care must maintain appropriate staff to child ratios, depending on age of children. Registered school-aged child care capacity is based on a room space to child ratio

Family Day Care:
Care is provided in a registered provider?s home for children 6 weeks to age 12. Registered providers may care for 6 full-time and 2 additionally school-aged children. In NYS, anyone who provides care for more than 2 children is required to be registered by the state.

Group Family Day Care:
Care is provided in a licensed provider?s home for children 6 weeks to age 12. It is similar to a family day Care home except it is staffed by 2 providers and may care for up to 12 full-time children and 2 additionally school-age children.