Child Care Performance Card

The performance summary card displays key information about a group child care program. All group child care centers must display a performance summary card issued to them by the NYC Health Department.

Only child care centers issued permits by the NYC Health Department will receive and are required to post a performance summary card. Home-based programs and school-based programs will not receive this card.

Group child care centers must post the card at the entrance of their program. The NYC Health Department is educating child care programs on how to comply and may issue a summons for violations, subject to a $500 fine, beginning on July 1, 2026.

Learn more about the performance summary card and posting requirements.

Beginning August 15, 2025, centers can:

Request a replacement card if their card is damaged or defaced
Request an updated card because their information has changed

Online

Visit the NYC Health Department Child Care page.

By Phone

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

If your child's center has not posted a card, after September 8, 2025, you should file a complaint with 311. The card must be at the entrance of the child care center.

Additional information for parents, including detailed performance information about all group child care centers is available.

Visit the NYC Health Department Child Care page.

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