Child Care
The Child Care Policy Advocacy section contains Legislative Memos, Letters, Comments and Testimony. You will also find news items, articles and reports that relate to our policy work in child care.
Legislative Memos
Prioritize Child Care Dollars to Keep Low Income Parents Working
This legislation would allow New York make best use of limited child care dollars by shifting funding to pay for child care slots for parents with jobs and allowing non working parents with children under two to care for them at home. Read More
Empire Justice Memo of Support: Child Care Subsidies for Parents who Work the Night Shift
Senator Diane Savino and Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee have introduced a bill, that would require all districts to provide Child Care Subsidies for Parents Who Work the Night Shift and because they have young children, need child care in order to sleep during the day. Read More
Empire Justice Memo of Support: Disregard Teen Earnings When Determining Child Care Eligibility
Senator Diane Savino and Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee have introduced a bill, that would exempt the income of teens when calculating a family’s eligibility for child care assistance. Read More
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Policy Letters
Empire Justice Center Letter in Support of Bill to Protect Confidentiality
This important bill allows home based family child care providers to opt out of the requirement that their names and addresses be posted on the website of the Office of Children and Family Services. Read More
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Comments
Empire Justice Center's Comments on New York's TANF State Plan 2012 - 14
Our comments to OTDA urging them to take leadership on a number of issues which will improve the lives of low income New Yorkers. Read More
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Testimony
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
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Policy Related News
Help needed for grandparents caring for their grandchildren (Legislative Gazette)
AARP and kincare advocates urged Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a July 19 letter, to find funding to maintain programs they say are critical for children cared for by non-parent relatives.
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Innovative Legislation to Preserve Child Care Subsidies (New York Nonprofit Press)
Advocates are urging state lawmakers to support an innovative legislative proposal that would preserve child care subsidies for low-income working families, despite a $55 million cut to funding in this year’s budget.
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Policy Related Articles
Empire Justice Center 2012 Legislative and Executive Agenda :
The focus of our state level policy work for 2012.
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State Budget Cuts to Child Care Threaten Well Being of Children in Low-Income Working Families :
This year as part of the New York State budget, the legislature cut $42 million dollars from the New York State Child Care Block Grant (NYSCCBG). As a result, many low-income working families are at risk of losing child care assistance.
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Policy Related Reports
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The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York State 2010 This report measures the income and earnings necessary for families to be self-sufficient in every county of the state. Read More
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