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April 2023 Training Calendar and Health & Safety Huddles from the Child Care Health Consultants

New Jersey Bill S2476 was signed into law in June 2022, establishing an infant and toddler child care grant program, known as Thriving by Three.

March 2023 Child Care Health Consultant Training and Huddle Calendar

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a cash-back tax credit that puts money back into the pockets of working families and individuals, including the self-employed, who earn low to moderate income. 

The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DHS/DFD) has an important update regarding payments based on enrollment.

Union County Quick Facts

November 2022 Provider Meeting PowerPoint Slides.

The purpose of this Instruction is to advise County Welfare Agencies/Municipal Welfare Agencies (CWAs/MWAs) and the Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs) that, in response to the recent evacuations from Afghanistan, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has created new immigration codes for Afghan citizens or nationals.

The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DHS/DFD) has an important update regarding payments based on enrollment.

NJ Human Services News

3,780 Child Care Programs in New Jersey have already Received American Rescue Plan Stabilization Support, Impacting up to 304,600 Children

NJ Department of Human Services Division of Family Development

Child Care Grants Comparison Chart

The Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant is reopening for applications on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Applications will be accepted through Sunday, December 4, 2022.

The Child Care Facilities Improvement Program provides grants to New Jersey child care providers for facilities improvements that will contribute to high quality early childhood learning environments. 

NJEDA will be hosting a 90-minute webinar to give a program overview, walk participants through the application, and share resources on how to best prepare to apply.

Join NJDOH Communicable Disease Service’s DSH team to learn about some of the most common diseases in childcares and schools.

At this time of year stores start showing an amazing array of inexpensive products that can be used to add multiple languages to your early childhood environment.

This guidance is based on what is currently known about the transmission and severity of COVID-19 and is subject to change as additional information becomes available. These recommendations pertain to youth camps, early care and education (ECE) programs, childcare, preschools, and K-12 schools.

An initiative to increase confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and reinforce basic prevention measures

Resources for Children and Families in Union County, NJ

This highlight draws key findings from two reports focused on families’ search for child care and states’ efforts to provide parents with consumer education to help inform their child care search process

If you are interested in viewing the PBS series on Child Care, please click on "Click Here"

Attendance and Enrollment Data Collection Study

Registered Family Child Care Rates

The Child Care Health Consultants would like to share the March 4th, 2022 updated guidance from the Department of Children and Families.

The Child Care Health Consultants are available to support health & safety in our child care community in New Jersey. Please contact us at cchc@cjfhc.org or at 1-888-999-1780 for non-urgent assistance.

Attention Child Care Providers: Please note that the 2022 Family Differential Payment Acknowledgement Form is Due back to Community Coordinated Child Care within 30 days of receipt.

This form must be completed for each family who utilize the State’s subsidy program.

Upon completion, you may Email the form to ccccforms@ccccunion.org or

Mail it to the address below.

Community Coordinated Child Care of Union County

2 City Hall Plaza 3rd Floor

Rahway, NJ 07065

A comprehensive list of resources for food and meals as organized by the group “Hunger Free New Jersey”.  Note that the 2-1-1 Directory has six options listed and these include “home-delivered meals” (see “Older Adults” and “Individuals with Disabilities”) and Formula/Baby Food (see “Immediate Food” and “Infants and Children” ).