Reports and Statistics

Maximum Child Care Payment Rates (effective January 3, 2021) Opens in new window
New Jersey Child Care Market Price Study (2017) Opens in new window

New Jersey State Plan

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DHS/DFD) is conducting a public hearing to gather testimony on the draft Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for New Jersey for Federal Fiscal Years 2022-2024.
 
These opportunities for public input are being conducted to meet the requirements of 45 C.F.R. §98.14(c). Division staff will provide a brief overview of the state plan at the beginning of each session and be available to receive oral testimony regarding the draft CCDF State Plan. The public hearing will occur as follows:

Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021
Morning Session: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon Session: 1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
You may register for one or both of the sessions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Sign Language interpreters and real-time captioning will be provided for each session.

Individuals interested in speaking at the public hearing shall email the DFD Office of Child Care Operations at [email protected] by June 1, 2021. Please provide your name, organization (if applicable), telephone number and indicate which whether you would like the morning or afternoon session. We request that remarks be limited to no more than five minutes. 
 
If you prefer to provide written testimony and/or comments, please submit these no later than June 2, 2021 to:
Division of Family Development
Office of Policy and Standards Development
P.O. Box 716
Trenton, NJ 08625-0716
Attn: Roberta Blunt
or via e-mail to: [email protected]
 
Download Public Notice PDF
Download the DRAFT Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for New Jersey for FFY 2022-2024

 

Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for New Jersey for FFY 2019-2021 Opens in new window
CCDF State Plan for NJ FFY 2019-2021- Disaster Plan Opens in new window
NJ COVID-19 Waiver - Approval Letter Opens in new window
NJ Amendment 2 - Approval Letter Opens in new window
NJ Amendment 3 - Approval Letter
 

Policy Statements

Policy Statement-Prevention of Suspension and Expulsion Opens in new window
Best Practices-Suspension and Expulsion Elimination Opens in new window
 

Child Care Aggregate Data

 These tables show the annual number of series injures, deaths and instances of substantiated child abuse that occurred in child care settings throughout New Jersey. Numbers are subject to change as cases are investigated.

2020		Home-Based	Center-Based	Summer Youth Camp
	Number of Providers	1,449	3,035	879
	Total Licensed Capacity	7,245	286,233	N/A
	Deaths in Child Care	0	0	0
	Serious Incidents with Injury	1	136	27
	Substantiated Child Abuse	3

 

2019		Home-Based	Center-Based	Summer Youth Camp
	Number of Providers	2,349	4,098	1,156
	Total Licensed Capacity	11,745	384,743	N/A
	Deaths in Child Care	0	0	0
	Serious Incidents with Injury	3	382	147
	Substantiated Child Abuse	5

 

2018		Home-Based	Center-Based	Summer Youth Camp
	Number of Providers	2,423	4,169	1,124
	Total Licensed Capacity	12,115	386,738	N/A
	Deaths in Child Care	0	1	0
	Serious Incidents with Injury	1	371	217
	Substantiated Child Abuse Total	39

 

Where does this information come from?

Child care providers are required to report to the New Jersey Department of Children and Families when a child is seriously injured or dies in care, even if it wasn’t the result of a rule violation. In addition, they are required to report when a child is abused in child care. The Department also receives complaints from parents or others regarding children’s safety.