NEED HELP PAYING FOR CHILDCARE?
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ARE YOU A CHILDCARE PROVIDER LOOKING FOR RESOURCES?
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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.
Are you looking for assistance paying for childcare?
Download our application in English or Spanish and email back to us at cfrsapplications@norwescap.org.
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
How to Connect with CFRS
Call your nearest location to speak with a Family Engagement Specialist:
Hunterdon County
908-782-8183
Mon-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
Last Wed of the month 8am-6pm
or by appointment
Sussex County
973-383-3461
Mon, Wed-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
Tue: 7am-5:30pm
Warren County
908-454-1078
Mon, Wed-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
Tue: 8am-6pm
Tri-County Virtual Office Hours every Monday from 7pm-8pm, register by clicking here
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.
Child Care Assistance Program
Parent Brochure (info for before you apply for benefits)
Parent Handbook (info for when you’ve been approved for benefits)
Application Documents
Family Redetermination Guide
Licensing
- Call 1-877-NJ-ABUSE or Report Abuse at https://www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting/how/index.html
- Center-Based Complaints:
- 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
There are many types of child care and early learning providers in New Jersey, click this link to learn more.
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.
- 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
$1,000 Family Child Care Referral Grant Flyer view in English or Spanish
Contact us at (908) 454-1078 or cfrs@norwescap.org for more information
Child Care Assistance Program
- Copayments, Temporary COVID-19 Family Differential Payments & Payments Based on Enrollment
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.
Additional Resources, Trainings and Webinars
Resources
News
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
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
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
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
Head Start
Head Start promotes early childhood education, health, nutrition, mental health, and social services to children and families.
Early Head Start
Early Head Start promotes early childhood education, health, nutrition, mental health, and social services to families.
Traditions Family
Success Center
Norwescap’s Traditions Family Success Center offers programming and services that help families in Warren County succeed and thrive together.
