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Participants will work through common challenges as well as strategies for successfully keeping the children physically and emotionally safe through the duration of the camp program. This training session will strengthen leadership skills and business practices for child care center directors.

The continent and activities are designed to strengthen providers foundational knowledge of sound fiscal management and business operations. We are hiring! Click here for more information. Follow Us on Social Media. Facebook Instagram Twitter Linkedin Youtube. Send us an email customerservice programsforparents. Programs For Parents. Ensuring children get the best possible start in life. Learn More. Learn More Here. Beverly Lynn, CEO.

Services For Families. Our agency offers financial assistance to cover all or a portion of child care costs through subsidy programs. This assistance is available for low income parents, guardians and foster parents in Essex County.

Child Care Professionals. Children need caring adults in their life to help make decisions about their future. Those adults include parents, child care providers, teachers, education administrators, business owners and the community at large. Doe Wraparound is a subsidy program for full time working families and students of preschool children ages three and four placed by the Elizabeth or Plainfield Board of Education in Public Pre-K classrooms.

The Board of Education pays for six hours of education each school day. If eligible the subsidy pays for care before and after the education hours and pays Full-Time care for the summer months of July and August. Visit your local Board of Education in Elizabeth or Plainfield for an application. Community Care Voucher Center is a subsidy program that helps working families and Full-Time students who meet the guidelines mandates by the state, pay for a portion of their child care cost at designated child care centers.

There are only a specific number of slots dedicated to the designated centers. Download a CCVC application today by clicking the button below. Kinship Care KIN. Download a Kinship application today by clicking the button below. McKinney-Vento Homeless assistance Act is a subsidy program that assists families who lack a fixed regular and adequate nighttime residence. Applicants who self-identify as being homeless or are referred to by a service provider maybe eligible to receive a grace period for up to 6 months to establish eligibility while their child care services are being subsidized.

Download a McKinney-Vento application today by clicking the button below. For Initial "New" Applicants who have received the status of their application and want to request a Zoom Meeting with a specialist to go over the outcome. Please complete this form.

Message sent. Notification of Change. Families that meet all eligibility requirements shall continue to be authorized for a month eligibility period; however, now families shall continue receiving services if they experience one of the following approved temporary change conditions or changes in the family income as outlined below.

Families must continue to follow the basic program requirements for the continued receipt of child care assistance. In other words, a family can voluntarily receive less than months of payments for child care services if the family decides that there is a shorter period of service that more appropriately meets their needs.

Definition of a Temporary Change. A Temporary Change is defined as one of the following conditions and can only last up to three months:.

A time-limited absence from work for an employed parent for periods of family leave or medical leave;. An interruption in work for a seasonal worker who is not working between regular industry work seasons;.

A student holiday or break for a parent participating in training or education;. A reduction in work, training or education hours, as long as the parent is still working or attending a training or education program;.

A cessation of work or attendance at a training or education program. If a family experiences one of the above qualifying temporary changes in circumstances during their eligibility period, they will remain eligible to receive the subsidy for three months. A family may only be granted one temporary change period once during a month eligibility period.

Change of Provider Request. Allow 10 days for review. Provider Eligibility Requirements Providers must be either a licensed child care provider, a registered family child care provider, or a home or summer camp that is approved by the state; All providers must complete numerous health and safety trainings and required criminal background checks. English Kinship Application.

Spanish Kinship Application. English Mc-Kinney Application.