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Assembly approves change allowing OCFS to adjust staff-to-child ratios outside NYC
Summary
Lawmakers passed a Hevesy-sponsored bill enabling the Office of Children and Family Services to permit different staff-to-child ratios for childcare programs outside New York City, prompting floor debate about safety, fiscal impact and delegation to the agency.
The Assembly on March 25 approved legislation that permits the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to adjust staff-to-child ratios for licensed child care programs outside New York City, a measure supporters said will help providers admit more children without hiring more staff.
Assemblymember Hevesy, the bill sponsor, said the intent is to ease a capacity crunch for upstate providers and described the proposal as harmonizing standards where appropriate: "This bill will allow the Office of Children and Family Services to adjust stringent staff child ratios for…
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