DIVISION OF CHILD CARE SERVICES | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
100 South Salina Street, Suite 350, Syracuse, NY 13202
Eligibility
Individuals in New York State looking for child care providers
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Languages
Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Burmese, Cantonese, Chaochow, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Fukienese, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Karen, Korean, Mandarin, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Shanghainese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Thai, Toishanese, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish
Application process
Call for referrals and information
Fees
None
Service area
Jefferson County, New York
Onondaga County, New York
Oswego County, New York
Lewis County, New York
Saint Lawrence County, New York
Licenses and monitors child care providers and facilities. Provides support for people and organizations who are interested in starting child day care programs in their communities. Offers a Child Care Facility Search online that allows individuals to search for New York State regulated providers by name or location (county or zip code). Searching by different types of care, such as family day care or day care centers, is also possible. Facility listings include contact information, address, capacity, and the current status of its license or registration.
Child Care Facility Search can be found at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/ccfs_template.asp
Last assured
03/27/2026
Providing organization
NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Provides programs through the Syracuse regional office, including adult services, Commission for the Blind, child care, prevention, domestic violence, juvenile justice, and the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).