Co-payments
In New York State, parents who
qualify for subsidized child care must pay a parent share, or co-payment, if
they are not on public assistance. This
page will provide information on the different co-payment rates by county, as
well as information about litigation and legislation which might affect New
York’s co-payment system.
Co-Payment Disparities by County for a Family of Three With an Income of $37,060/year (200% of poverty)
Copayment Disparity Chart Read More
Highlights from the 2011 Legislative Session
After all the emails, strategy sessions, meetings, Facebook updates and trips to Albany, the 2011 Legislative session closed with a huge amount of excitement about New York’s new civil rights law that will bring marriage equality to same sex couples. Read More
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Empire Justice Center Releases 'Mending the Patchwork' Report
A report examining county by county inequities in child care subsidy administration in New York State. Read More
Media Advisory: Access to Child Care Assistance Varies Wildly Across the State
NEW REPORT: Access to Child Care Assistance Varies Wildly Across the State - Families With Same Income, Number of Kids Treated Differently Just Because They Live in a Different County! Read More
CHILD CARE: Lawsuit targets co-pays for subsidized day care
The legal aid group Empire Justice Center has filed a class-action lawsuit against the state to change the co-pay system. The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the state's current policy and to force the state's Office of Child and Family Services to develop a new policy with a statewide rate. Read More
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Empire Justice Tesimony: Challenges Facing the Child Care Community
This testimony focuses on the desperate need for resources to provide child care subsidies and an innovative way to prioritize limited child care dollars to support parents who are working, policy disparities between districts and the importance of ensuring that co-payments for child care subsidies are affordable for parents. Read More
Highlights from the 2011 Legislative Session
After all the emails, strategy sessions, meetings, Facebook updates and trips to Albany, the 2011 Legislative session closed with a huge amount of excitement about New York’s new civil rights law. Read More
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Mending the Patchwork
A report examining county by county inequities in child care subsidy administration in New York State. Read More
More Publications >>
Legal Services Journal - Winter 2009-2010 Issue
In this issue of the Legal Services Journal, you will find Empire Justice Center's Legislative Agenda for 2009-2011 and articles on Domestic Violence, Immigration, Child Care, Public Benefits, Child Support and Consumer and Community Development. Read More
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