The Child Care Facilitated Enrollment Project

The Child Care Facilitated Enrollment Project is a pilot program that was developed to assist working parents to increase access to child care subsidies and quality care in New York City for children up to 13 years of age with qualifying incomes ($108,636 for a family of four).

The project was developed by the New York Union Child Care Coalition, a committee of the New York City Central Labor Council, is funded by the New York State Legislature and is administered by CWE in coordination with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS).

THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO:

• Improve working families’ access to child care assistance by exploring ways to make it easier for families to apply, e.g. simplifying the application, offering evening enrollment hours and allowing applications to be faxed or mailed.

• Expand access for subsidized care to moderate-income families (see chart in the fact sheet linked to below) particularly those families who are generally less likely to receive child care assistance in comparison to lower-income families.

• Help parents to afford licensed, quality childcare and after school programs.

Fill out the form on the left side of the page to be placed on the waitlist. Consult this Fact Sheet for info on eligibility.

For more information call (212)558-2244 or email childcarefe@gmail.com.