Class Action Lawsuit Challenges State Child Care Co-payment Regulation
November 2, 2009
Every year, federal child care funds of nearly one billion dollars provide child care subsidies to low income families in New York State. Read More

Co-Payment Disparities by County for a Family of Three With an Income of $36,620/year
November 2, 2009
Co-payment Dispartiy Chart Read More

How to Calculate a Parent Co-Payment
June 1, 2008
Pursuant to Department regulations, child care assistance shall be provided on a sliding scale, based upon the family’s ability to pay. Read More

An Overview of the Law on Child Care Co-payments
June 1, 2008
Federal and New York State Law Read More

2008 Child Care Co-payment Disparities Chart
June 1, 2008
Co-payment Disparities by County for a Family of Three with an Income of $35,200 a year. Read More

What Can Data tell us about the Cost of New York’s Variable Co-Payments?
June 1, 2008
If we are to assess the cost of changing co-payments in any way, it is important to know the number of families in each income bracket over the poverty level. Read More

2007 Child Care Co-payment Disparities Chart
June 1, 2007
Co-payment disparities by county effective June 1, 2007 for a family of three with an income of $34,340/year (200% of poverty) Read More

Expanding the Patchwork
Inequity in Child Care Subsidy Eligibility and Administration is Greater Now than in 2002
December 1, 2006
Inequity in Child Care Subsidy Eligibility and Administration is Greater Now than in 2002. Read More

2006 Child Care Co-payment Disparties Chart
June 27, 2006
Co-payment Disparities by County for a Family of Three with an Income of $32,000 a year. Read More

The Geographic Disparity of Child Care Co-payments in New York State Is Fundamentally Unfair and Needs to Be Changed
September 1, 2005
Child care in New York State is paid for through the New York State Child Care Block Grant (NYSCCBG), which is comprised primarily of federal funds. Despite the fact that New Yorkers are receiving federal dollars for a benefit which is critical to the success of low income working families, not all families are treated the same. The size of the benefit depends upon where a family lives, and bears no relationship to economic factors related to geography. Read More