Important Forms
Click the links below to download important forms for child care providers.
Required Form for Background Checks:
Download the OCFS Required Forms and Clearance List Packet »
Market Rate Application Forms:
- Licensed Group Family or Registered Family Child Care Provider: Download the instructions and fillable application »
- Legally-Exempt (Informal) Provider: Download the instructions and fillable application »
- Special Needs Rate Application: Download the Special Needs Rate Application »
- Other required application forms:
Videos
Click the links below to watch videos about comprehensive background clearance.
SCR Online Clearance System Video:
Watch a video about the online clearance system »
Comprehensive Background Clearance Requirements Videos:
Watch a video for Licensed/Registered Child Care Providers »
Watch a video for Legally-Exempt Child Care Providers »
Presentations
Click the links below to view presentations on comprehensive background clearance requirements federally mandated by the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (CCDBG).
View the Presentation for Licensed/Registered Child Care Providers »
View the Presentation for Legally-Exempt Child Care Providers »
View the Present-Comprehensive Background Check Presentation »
FAQS
Click the links below to read the New York State Office of Children and Family Services FAQ on the New Required Comprehensive Background Clearances. (Updated on Oct. 3, 2019.)
Read the FAQ for Legally-Exempt Providers »
Read the FAQ para proveedores legalmente exentos en Español »
Read the FAQ for Licensed/Registered Providers »
Read the FAQ para proveedores con licencia/registrados en Español »