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Apply through MyCity!

The new Child Care Provider Portal makes it easier to open a child care center in New York City.   

Learn more and apply for permits with the MyCity Child Care Portal. 

You can get information about owning and operating a child care center from the NYC Health Department. 

You can use the MyCity Child Care Provider Portal to: 

  • Apply and upload documents 
  • Communicate with the NYC Health Department 
  • Schedule required inspections 
  • Track application status and next steps

Online

Apply with the MyCity Child Care Portal.

Get more information about child care permits and operations.

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

All group child care programs and school-based child care programs must keep at least two epinephrine auto-injectors with retractable needles on-site. These auto-injectors must be dosed for children. At least one staff person trained in using the auto-injector must be on-site whenever children are present.

This requirement does not apply to home-based family day care programs.

Online

Learn more about epinephrine requirements for group child care programs.

Learn more about epinephrine requirements for school-based child care programs.

By Phone

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) for help.

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