Dear Child Care Provider,

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We are excited to announce the reopening of the $1,000 Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant application. The application will be available from Monday, April 11 through Friday, May 6. This grant is available to:

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• Staff who were hired after you applied for the Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant that was available from November 2021 – January 31, 2022, or

• Staff who did not receive, but were eligible to receive, the November 2021 – January 2022 Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant.                                                                                               

Staff who have already received $1,000 are NOT eligible for a second $1,000 at this time. We will be launching a second phase of these grants in the fall/winter 2022.

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Eligibility

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If you are a child care center provider, your program may be eligible for these grants if you are:

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• open and operating a licensed child care center;

• in compliance with federal Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) health and safety requirements (criminal background check and health and safety trainings);

• in good standing with New Jersey’s Licensing, Manual of Requirements; and

• open and operating at time of application.

 

 Child care center staff are eligible for a $1,000 bonus, if they:

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• make $50,000 or less a year;

• are responsible for directly working with children (care, supervision or instructing);

• are registered in the Workforce Registry through NJCCIS (New Jersey Child Care Information System); and

• did not receive the initial $1,000 bonus.

 

Family child care providers may be eligible, if you are:

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• a registered Family Child Care Provider;

• in compliance with federal Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) health and safety requirements (criminal background check and health and safety trainings);

• in good standing with New Jersey’s Registration, Manual of Requirements;

• make $50,000 or less a year;

• open and operating at time of application;

• have children enrolled; and

• did not receive the initial $1,000 bonus.

 

For more information on New Jersey’s $1,000 Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant, visit www.ChildCareNJ.gov