For Families

• Resource and Referral Agency for Bergen County
• New Jersey Cares for Kids (NJCK) Subsidy Program
• Work First New Jersey (WFNJ)
• Family Engagement

For Child Care Providers

• Family Child Care Providers
• Providers who accept Child Care Subsidy
• Grow NJ Kids
• Infant/Toddler Network
• Professional Development
• Adult/Pediatric CPR, First Aid and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Training

Register NOW for 2022 Summer Youth Camp Providers Information Sessions

Both sessions will cover the same topics, please register for the session that works best for you. Each session is two hours. You can join for the whole session or join for just for the information you are interested in.

Friday, April 29, 2022
and 
Friday, May 6, 2022 

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: registering your camp to accept child care assistance
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: camp grants

Register Now 

Access to Technical Assistance for all Child Care Providers

New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC) provides a variety of educational and business resources to help small business owners finance, market and manage their companies.

Register or call 973-353-1927

The Deadline for the ARP Stabilization Grant is April 30^th!

The application is open to licensed or registered providers who were open and operating as of March 11, 2021. If you need funds to help cover your operational expense through August 2023 – APPLY TODAY! Just log in to your NJCCIS account and navigate to the Grants tab from your Quicklinks pane.

Applying is quick and easy with grants up to $120,000 waiting for you.

For more information and How‐To Videos and Documents, visit the ChildCareNJ.gov NJ ARP Stabilization Grants page.

$1,000 Hiring and Retention Grant Reopening!

The application will be available from Monday, April 11 through Friday, May 6, 2022 on NJCCIS.

Please visit https://www.childcarenj.gov/Providers/Grants/HRGrant for details.

Attendance and Enrollment Study

The Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development will launch a Child Care Enrollment Study Form to collect attendance for a study comparing the costs of enrollment vs. attendance-based assistance programs.

• Provider Notice for the Attendance and Enrollment Data Collection Study
• Provider Notice for the Attendance and Enrollment Data Collection Study (Spanish)
• DFDI Program Instruction 22-03-05

Grow NJ Kids tiered reimbursement now includes Family Child Care Providers (FCCs)

• Division of Family Development Instruction sheet and new rates
• Letter to Family Care Providers announcing new rates for Quality

2022-2023 Covid-19 Family Differential Payment Extended Through December, 2023

• Family Differential Payment Policy Extension
• 2022-2023 Differential Payment Acknowledgement Fillable Form
• Family Differential Letter
• Provider Differential Letter

Division of Family Development

• DFDI 21-12-01 Rate Increase for Family Child Care Providers and Approved Homes
• Letter for Family Care Providers and Approved Homes

Notice from NJ DFD

• Health and Safety Requirements Updates From DFD 11/09/2021
• DFDI 21-10-01 and Nov. 1 Rate Increase
• Provider Letter for November 2021
• Parent Letter for November 2021

• NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development Website  
• Grow NJ Kids Website   
• Licensed Child Care Center Explorer
• Head Start and the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center Website
• Is Your Child Ready to Stay Home Alone? View guidelines and things to consider in making this difficult decision.