06/20/2025
Amanda, Sierra, and Melinda all recently renewed our Elijahs Law training on anaphylaxis/allergy awareness and OCFS has supplied us with brand new stock epipens to have if we were to ever need them.
Elijah’s Law impacts all child care facilities in NY State and requires us to follow state food allergy guidelines to prevent, recognize and respond to life-threatening anaphylactic reactions.
We appreciate OCFS and this initiative!
Along with current and valid CPR and First Aid training, this is an added step in protecting the health and safety of your children while they are in our care.
If you have any questions about our allergy awareness policy, personalized child health care plans, or emergency safety protocols should we ever need to administer an epipen, please dont hesitate to ask.
Our policies can also be found in our parent handbook, and our NYS regulations are in a binder in our parent library and can be found at ocfs.ny.gov.
And to other families who are looking for care for your child/ren, these are important policies to look for and ask about when interviewing potential child care providers!
