Dear Child Care Assistance Program Parent,

 

As you may know, July 1, 2025, started the new fiscal year for the state of New Jersey. This year’s state budget has been very tight, requiring some hard decisions.

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Fortunately, our Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) was not cut. However, funding for serving more children beyond those we currently serve was not included in the state budget.

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To stay within our budget, as of 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2025, we will no longer accept new applications to CCAP.

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CCAP services will no longer accept requests to add a child(ren) requiring care to an active case after July 31, 2025.

 

Rest assured that your child care provider(s) will be paid for all of your children currently with active cases for the duration of their eligibility period and through future redeterminations as long as you remain eligible.

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Lastly, we want to inform you that beginning August 1, 2025, parent copays will be increasing when a case is redetermined. For most families, the increase will be to 6% of the family’s income, but the actual higher copay amount will be shown on the final Parent/Applicant and Provider Agreement (PAPA).

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If you have any questions, please contact Community Coordinated Child Care of Union County at (973) 923-1433

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You also may visit the ChildCareNJ.gov CCAP Application Closed page at www.ChildCareNJ.gov/CCAPClosed for information.