Bill > A3801

This bill makes permanent a previous law that requires government subsidy payments for licensed child care centers and registered family day care providers to be calculated based on the number of eligible children enrolled, rather than the number of children who actually attend. This means that providers will receive funding for all children registered in their programs, regardless of daily attendance, ensuring more stable funding for these essential services. The bill also mandates that providers must maintain required staff-to-child ratios based on enrollment, not attendance, and directs the Department of Human Services (DHS) to seek any necessary state plan amendments or waivers to secure federal funding and implement these provisions through official rules and regulations. The term "child care services" refers to care provided to eligible children for whom the DHS administers state and federal funding for subsidy payments.

Education

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A3801