Children Services/Childcare
New Jersey Cares for Kids (NJCK)
This program provides subsidized childcare voucher payments for working families and full time students who meet the guidelines mandated by the state of New Jersey. This childcare subsidy through the NJCK Program will assist you to pay for childcare for infants, toddlers, preschool-age children, school-age children up to age thirteen (13), and for children with special needs up to age nineteen (19).
Childcare can be provided by licensed childcare centers, registered family day care homes, summer day camps, School-age child care programs and care by relatives and friends.
Requirements
The maximum subsidy amount for which you are eligible will vary according to the following criteria:
- Income and family size
- Age of your child[ren] in care
- Type of care that you select
- Hours of care needed
*Under the NJ Cares for Kids Program you must pay part of the cost of your
child care [co-payment].
Maximum Incomes for New Jersey Cares for Kids
| FAMILY SIZE | 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL |
250% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL |
| 2 | $27,380 | $34,225 |
| 3 | $34,340 | $42,925 |
| 4 | $41,300 | $51,625 |
| 5 | $48,260 | $60,325 |
| 6 | $55,220 | $69,025 |
| Each additional
family member add: |
$6,960 | $8,700 |
| Additional NJCK programs/funding streams | Who is Eligible? |
| ARCC... At Risk Child Care | Families working full-time |
| CCDBG... Child Care Development Block Grant | Families in school or training full-time |
| CPS... Child Protective Services | Children under DYFS |
| EEI... Early Employment Initiative | Families referred by Board of Social Services |
| PTCC... Post Transitional Child Care | Families transitioning from WorkFirst N.J |
| Kinship... Kinship Navigator | Families who have court custody of a child |
| PACC... Post Adoptive Child Care | Families who have adopted a DYFS child |
For more information please contact lmartin@ulohc.org (201) 451-8888 ext 153
For payment inquiries only, contact lholmes@ulohc.org
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