Empire Justice Center Issues Report On Child Care Disparities
January 16, 2010
Quality subsidized child care benefits both children and working parents. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) administers a one billion dollar block grant program, consisting primarily of federal funding, which provides financial assistance to low income families who need child care. However, the availability of quality subsidized child care varies widely throughout the state because New York is one of a handful of states that permit local social services districts wide discretion in administering federally funded child care subsidy benefits. Read More

2007 - 2009 Local District Child Care Development Plans
June 7, 2009
Local Social Services District Child Care Plans Read More

Child Care and Development Fund Plan - 2006 - 2007
December 31, 2005
Possible Areas to Comment Read More

NYS Child Care Subsidy Allocations Comparison & Percentage of Increase/Decrease
April 1, 2004
A comparison of the child care subsidy for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 state fiscal years by county. Read More

Child Care Policy Updates
February 1, 2002
With only 11 days left to go in the year 2001, Governor Pataki signed the “Seamless Funding Bill” which both improves accessibility to child care services for low income families and expands child care availability to those attending post-secondary education. Read More

Child Care and Development Fund Plan: 2001 - 2003
October 1, 2001
This Program Instruction conveys the Preprinted State Plan (ACF-118) for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) services for the FY 2002-2003 biennium and the guidance document for completing and submitting the Plan. The Plan is required by Section 658E of the CCDBG Act. Read More