Section 17-919. Distribution of information to referral agencies

a.  Definitions.  1.  "Child  day care program" means any program that
  provides child day care as defined in section 390 of the new york  state
  social  services  law  or  day care services as defined in article 47 of
  title 24 of the rules of the city of new york.
    2. "Referral agency" means the administration for children's services,
  the department of social services/human resources administration or  any
  state-funded  child  care  resource and referral agency operating in New
  York City.
    b. To the extent permissible under law, the department shall  promptly
  make  available to referral agencies information regarding any child day
  care program for which the department is aware of a  current  suspension
  of  its  license, registration or permit or that it has had its license,
  registration or permit terminated.
    c. The department shall request that referral agencies advise  parents
  to seek additional information regarding any program to which a referral
  is made by consulting the department's website or by calling 311.
    d. Within six months of the effective date of the local law that added
  this  section,  the  department  shall publish an informational pamphlet
  which shall, at a minimum, do the following:
    1. Describe the  government  authorities  responsible  for  regulating
  child  day  care programs, along with contact information for persons to
  use if they have questions or complaints about child day care programs.
    2. Describe key rules or  regulations  relating  to  child  day  care,
  including  mandated  staff  and adult/child ratios, maximum capacity and
  health and safety standards.
    3. Describe the inspection process and the registration, licensing and
  permitting processes for child day care programs.
    4. Advise parents seeking child day care to ask child day care program
  providers to see the program's current license, registration  or  permit
  and  not  to  enroll a child in any program that does not have a current
  registration, license or permit or  has  a  current  suspension  of  its
  registration, license or permit.
    The   informational   pamphlet  required  by  this  section  shall  be
  translated into all covered languages as defined  in  §  8-1002  of  the
  administrative  code  of  the  city  of new york. Copies of the pamphlet
  shall be provided to all referral agencies.