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This week (Sept. 10-14) is National Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) Appreciation Week!
Staff recruitment funds available to New York State child care programs have doubled
Apply by Sept. 15
The Office of Children and Family Services has DOUBLED the amount of grant funding available to eligible New York State child care programs through the Workforce Retention Grant.
It’s time to apply for the OCFS Workforce Retention Grant
Nearly 5,000 programs have already received funding from the OCFS Workforce Retention Grant, which provides eligible programs with funding for payroll tax assistance, staff recruitment efforts and up to $3,000 in bonuses for each eligible employee! Don’t miss the opportunity to apply. The deadline is Sept. 15. Questions? Join OCFS for an upcoming webinar to…
Grant Opportunity: Invest in New York Child Care Deserts
The NYS Office of Children and Family Services is offering a grant opportunity to help providers open new child care programs in their region. Funding from the Invest in New York Child Care Deserts Grant program will be available to newly licensed, registered or permitted child care programs in NY’s child care deserts -areas that…
Apply for the NY Child Care Stabilization Grant by November 30, 2021
There is Still Time to Apply for the Child Care Stabilization GrantFunds are available for your program!Licensed or RegisteredEarly Childhood Centers andFamily Child Care Programs are Encouraged to Apply The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still accepting applications for the Child Care Stabilization Grant. The Grant aims to provide…
National Voter Support for Funding Children’s Services
A new national poll commissioned by the Children’s Funding Project shows that the majority of voters in every region of the country want to see their tax dollars used to give all children a strong start in life, regardless of a child’s family income, education, skin color, or where a child lives. In addition, voters…
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Limited Waiver Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Education has announced an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that they will implement over the next year. A limited PSLF waiver will allow all payments by student borrowers to count toward PSLF, regardless of loan program or payment plan. Borrowers will get the benefit of this waiver…
NY Child Care Stabilization Grants
Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced that New York State will administer nearly $1.1 billion in stabilization grants to support child care providers and enable New York’s families to return to work. The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is now accepting applications for the Child Care Stabilization Grant. The Grant aims…
Partner Spotlight: Reach Out and Read of Greater New York
Reach Out and Read of Greater New York (ROR GNY) reaches over 255,000 children ages birth to five every year since 1997 by providing early literacy training and resources to pediatricians, in NYC, Long Island, and the Greater Hudson Valley. “We serve disadvantaged children and their caregivers, providing them with access to early literacy that…
Going to School During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The High Quality Early Learning Project created a new video set –Going to School During the COVID-19 Pandemic to honor all of the educators who have persevered in serving children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. It features the educators and children of the Child Care Center at Lehman College at The City University of New York,…
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