Child and Family Resource Services

Child and Family Resource Services

Child and Family Resource Services (CFRS) empowers families and the community by enhancing the quality and accessibility of early childhood education, and by providing information, resources, and access to community services that support families and providers. Most of our services of free of charge.

Child and Family Resource Services Include:

• Helping families pay for childcare in Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren Counties
• Development and education information to families
• Free and confidential referrals for families to early education programs
• Free and confidential referrals for families to community resources for assistance in housing, food, employment, education and other resources to strengthen families
• Developmental screening supports for children ages 6 weeks – 5.5 years

Learn more about:

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Are you looking for assistance paying for childcare?
Download our application in English or Spanish and email back to us at cfrsapplications@norwescap.org.

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How to Connect with CFRS

Call your nearest location to speak with a Family Engagement Specialist:

Tri-County Virtual Office Hours every Monday from 7pm-8pm, register by clicking here

For more information about New Jersey Shared Services membership, please contact Jennifer Daly at 973-383-3461 or dalyj@norwescap.org.

Norwescap Community Connections on the 1st Thursday of each month at 213 Main Street Hackettstown, NJ 07840 from 5-7pm – click here for more info.

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Child Care Assistance Program

Parent Brochure (info for before you apply for benefits)

English | En Español

Parent Handbook (info for when you’ve been approved for benefits)

English | En Español

Application Documents

Application / Aplicación

Family Redetermination Guide

English | En Español

Income Eligibility and Copayment Schedules

Income Eligibility | Copayment Schedules

Licensing

• Call 1-877-NJ-ABUSE or Report Abuse at  https://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/how/index.html
• Center-Based Complaints:
  • https://www.njccis.com/njccis/public-complaint or
  • Call Office of Licensing at 1-877-667-9845
• Family Childcare Providers Complaints:
  • Email cfrscomplaints@norwescap.org or Call: Hunterdon County: 908-782-8183, Sussex County: 973-383-3461 or Warren County: 908-454-1078
  • https://www.njccis.com/njccis/public-complaint

Types of Child Care

There are many types of child care and early learning providers in New Jersey, click this link to learn more.

Search for Child Care

To find child care providers in your area, choose your search filters and when you are ready, just click “Search” to begin.

Grow NJ Kids – Raising the Quality of Child Care

Grow NJ Kids, New Jersey’s Quality Rating Improvement System, is New Jersey’s program to raise the quality of child care and early learning across the state. For parents, it provides information on selecting a quality provider to help them make the most of their kids’ early learning opportunities.

Support Services and Resources

Information on additional support services and community resources.

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How To Become A Provider

• There are many types of child care providers and there are different rules and regulations that pertain to each.

Family Child Care Registration – view information in English or Spanish

Contact us at (908) 454-1078 or cfrs@norwescap.org for more information

Child Care Assistance Program

Important Information

• Copayments (Copay)

Payments and E-Child Care

McKinney Vento Flyers/Posters

Flyer (English) | Poster (English) | Flyer (Spanish) | Poster (Spanish)

 Grants

• The Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development has grants available to help increase high-quality child care services and programs for our most vulnerable young children as well as strengthening our economy and our workforce.

Thriving by Three

NJ ARP Stabilization Grant

Additional Resources, Trainings and Webinars

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New Jersey’s Shared Services Alliance

Norwescap is part of the New Jersey Shared Services Initiative, which is a statewide effort to connect and support early care and education providers in a collaborative network in 16 New Jersey counties. The Shared Services Alliance is a membership-based organization and offers tailored services to meet the unique needs of their individual communities.

Through this Shared Services Alliance, we work to strengthen our members’ business operations, educational leadership and job quality for licensed child care centers and registered family child care providers.

Members pool resources, share expertise and streamline operations – allowing you to enhance your program’s quality, improve financial sustainability and expand access to affordable, high-quality child care. Ultimately, these efforts ensure better outcomes for children, families and communities.

By becoming a member, you’ll be able to:

Maximize Limited Resources: Shared services helps child care providers funded by diverse sources (e.g., nonprofits, state- and federally-funded agencies, etc.) make the most of their limited resources.

Reduce Administrative Burden: Centralizing tasks allows directors to focus more on delivering high-quality care and education.

Strengthen Financial Management: Shared services provides expertise and essential tools for budgeting, cash flow management, payroll processing and addressing gaps in directors’ business training. The alliance also equips directors with the skills and systems needed to run financially sustainable programs.

Enhance Operational Efficiency: Shared services streamlines time spent on facility maintenance, policy development and administrative workflows which allows directors to prioritize program quality.

Support Staff Recruitment and Retention: Centralized hiring, training and supervision processes help ensure programs can attract and retain qualified staff.

Improve Program Quality: By alleviating non-educational responsibilities, directors can focus on their passion for early childhood development, benefiting the children and families they serve.

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Resources

• Head Start
• State of New Jersey NJOIT Open Data Center
• Division of Family Development Resources  
• 211

Emergency/Disaster

• Disasters & Emergencies – Help & Information

Reports and Statistics

News

2025

March – Rate Chart (English)/Rate Chart (Spanish)

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2024

August – Rate Chart (English)/Rate Chart (Spanish)

June – $1,000 Family Child Care Referral Grant Flyer view in English or Spanish

June – NJ CCAP Parent Meetings/NJ CCAP Parent Meetings Spanish

June – Resumption of Copayments – Copay Schedule/Provider Letter(English)/Provider Letter(Spanish)/ Parent Letter & FAQs (English)/Parent Letter & FAQs (Spanish)

May –  NJ Parent Child Care Survey English/ NJ Parent Child Care Survey Spanish

March – Health and Safety Training Requirements Updated/Health and Safety Training Requirements Updated Spanish

March – Reimbursement rates will increase for licensed childcare centers and family childcare providers/ Payment Rates

March – Prioritizing Children with Special Needs in Child Care English/ Prioritizing Children with Special Needs in Child Care Spanish

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2023

September – Market Rate Survey: Licensed Center

September – Market Rate Survey: Family Child Care (Spanish)

April 2023 Health and Safety Training Requirements

As of March 2023, reimbursement rates will increase for licensed childcare centers and family childcare providers: Rate increase for Centers and Family Childcare DFDi 23-02-05

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2022

April 2022 Provider Notice Attendance Study

DFDI – 22-01-01 Differential Payment Extension

2022-2023 COVID-19 Family Differential Payment Provider Notice

2022-2023 COVID-19 Family Differential Payment Parent Notice

2022-2023 COVID-19 Family Differential Payment Acknowledgement Form

2022-2023 COVID-19 Family Differential Payment Parent Notice – Spanish

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2021

December 2021 Family Childcare/Approved Home Rate Increase Provider Letter

November 2021 Reimbursement and Copay Change Provider Letter

November 2021 Reimbursement and Copay Change Parent Letter

November 2021 Health & Safety Requirement Updates  

Emergency and Disaster Childcare Policy

Other Programs that can provide assistance

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