Adoption and Foster Care Agency Certification

Adoption and Foster Care Agency Certification" is not an OCFS division and the description provided is multiple parts of OCFS (Day Care is a separate division than Child Welfare which ONLY licenses Congregate Care licensed facilities. Foster Care agencies and LDSS issue foster care certificates. Please see ADM 18-OCFS-ADM-07-R2.)

Child Welfare Community Services, Bureau of Voluntary Agency Licensing ONLY issues regional office requested operating certificates for Agency Boarding Homes, Group Homes, Group Residence and Institutions, which are monitored by the associated regional office.