Emergency Rule Reduces Payment Rate to Legally Exempt Child Care Providers with Training
Is this Legal? Good Policy?
November 2, 2009
After years of making strides to improve the quality of all types of child care, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has taken the puzzling step of reducing the payment rate to legally exempt providers who enhance their skills by engaging in ten hours of professional development per year. Read More

Child Care Professional Retention Program
December 15, 2003
The Child Care Professional Retention Program was designed to reduce staff turnover and reward increased professional development within the child day care field. Effective April 1, 2002, the Child Care Professional Retention Program (CCPRP) was expanded to create additional incentives for child care professionals who have direct child care responsibilities or who are responsible for the educational or programmatic content of the child care setting. An additional enhancement of the program targeting this same group of direct care providers would provide even a greater award level if they have obtained a recognized certificate, credential, or diploma in the field of child care or early childhood education within the 18 month application period. Read More

Improve the Quality of the Child Care Workforce
Support the Child Care Worker Tax Credit
July 7, 2003
Despite the importance of their jobs, child care workers are among the lowest paid workers in the state of New York with an average starting salary of only $14,530. This is below the poverty level for a single parent with two children. Read More

New York Says Thank You $$$$$ to Child Care Providers
December 31, 2001
Child care providers who have been employed for 12 continuous months with the same provider are eligible for cash bonuses from the State of New York up to $750 just for staying on the job!!! Read More

Legislation Expands Oversight of Regulated Child Care
July 1, 2000
The Quality Child Care and Protection Act (A.11525/S.7837-A), a bill that has passed both houses, but has not yet been sent to the governor, is actually two bills in one. Read More

Legislation Provides Day Care Workers with Wage Supplement
July 1, 2000
Finally recognizing that the dreadfully low wages paid to child care workers create a formidable barrier New York’s children receiving quality child care, the legislature took a small but significant step in remedying the situation by passing the Quality Child Care and Protection Act (A.11525/S.7837-A). Read More