In New York State there are four types of child care that are regulated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS):
Child Care Centers
Family Child Care
Group Family Child Care
School Age Care
In addition to OCFS regulated child care parents have additional child care programs to choose from. These are:
Child Care in Your Home
Nursery School & Preschool Programs
Summer Day Camps
Universal Pre-K
