Policy Background Basics:

- New Jersey Quick Facts: Children, Families, & Child Care (2025)
- Why Quality Matters to New Jersey Employers (2025)
Federal Child Care Guidance (The Child Care & Development Block Grant)
- Final HHS Federal Child Care Regulation Update (April 2024)
- Final HHS Child Care Regulations to implement the CCDBG federal child care law (September 2016)
- New Jersey: FY2025-FY2027 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan
- HHS, Office of Child Care, American Rescue Plan Stabilization Grant Guidance, (CCDF-ACF-IM-2021-02) (May 10, 2021)
- HHS, Office of Child Care, American Rescue Plan Supplemental CCDBG Discretionary Fund Guidance (CCDF-ACF-IM-2021-03) (June 11, 2021)
- HHS, Office of Child Care, CRRSA Information Memorandum (CCDF-ACF-IM-2021-01) (April 14, 2021)
- HHS, Office of Child Care, CARES Act Guidance (CCDF-ACF-IM-2020-01) (April 29, 2020)
- HHS, Office of Child Care, Using CCDF to Improve Compensation for the Child Care Workforce (CCDF-ACF-IM-2022-02) (September 12, 2022)
- FY2025 1st Continuing Resolution (CR) Net Increase ($250 Million for CCDBG through 3/14/25)
- Federal Funding: FY2024 State CCDF Allocations (All States)
- Federal Funding: FY 2023 State CCDF Allocations (All States)
- Federal Funding: FY 2022 State CCDF Allocations (All States)
- Federal Funding: FY 2021 State CCDF Allocations (All States)
- 2014 Child Care & Development Block Grant Reauthorization (PL113-186)
New Jersey Child Care Background Resources:
- NJ Child Care Center Law (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-1 to 15 -- Child Care Center Licensing Act, Starts at 30:5B-1)
- NJ Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing, Child Care Center Manual of Requirements
- NJ Family Child Care Law (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16 et seq. Family Day Care Provider Registration Act, Starts at 30:5B-16)
- NJ Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing, Manual of Requirements for Family Child Care Registration
- NJ Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing, Main Child Care website
- NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development (DFD), Main Child Care website
- NJ Child Care Information System (NJCCIS)
- New Jersey 2020 Strategic Plan Preschool Development Grant Birth through 5 (PDG B-5)
- New Jersey 2019 Needs Assessment Preschool Development Grant Birth through 5 (PDG B-5)
- New Jersey Strategic Plan for Preschool Expansion, Phase 2: Implementation (December 2024)
- New Jersey FY2025 Preschool Expansion and Mixed Delivery Report (March 2025)
- New Jersey Strategic Plan for Preschool Expansion, Phase 1: The Foundation (October 2022)
- New Jersey Preschool Development Grant, 2016 Annual Performance Report
- Section 30:5B-3 - Definitions (child care centers, homes, youth camps, and License Exemptions)
- Section 30:5B-34 - School district child care services pilot program
- 2023 NJ Child Care Market Rate Survey (Rutgers University, July 2022)
New Jersey Child Care Subsidy Policies
Dept. of Human Services, Division of Family Development, Subsidy Guidance
Background Checks for Child Care Providers (Title 30:5B)
Child Care Center Background Checks
- Section 30:5B-6.2 - License conditional upon check of child abuse records.
- Section 30:5B-6.3 - Written consent for check of records.
- Section 30:5B-6.4 - Notification to division to conduct check of records; results (Child Abuse Registry Check Results)
- Section 30:5B-6.5 - Completion of check (45 days, Child Abuse Registry)
- Section 30:5B-6.6 - Incidents considered. (Child abuse record appeals)
- Section 30:5B-6.7 - Rules, regulations pertaining to child abuse record information checks
- Section 30:5B-6.8 - Report to Governor, Legislature (related to child abuse record checks and recommendations for reform)
- Section 30:5B-6.9 - Fee charged to staff member; disposition (related to child abuse record checks)
- Section 30:5B-6.10 - Definitions relative to criminal history record background checks for child care center staff
- Section 30:5B-6.11 - Criminal history record background check required for licensure
- Section 30:5B-6.12 - Noncompliance; penalties (relating to refusing to obtain a criminal history check)
- Section 30:5B-6.13 - Request for criminal history record background check, time limits, restrictions upon employees
- Section 30:5B-6.14 - Record of conviction for certain offenses, disqualification from employment; challenge
- Section 30:5B-6.15 - Termination of current staff member; exceptions
- Section 30:5B-6.16 - Pending criminal charges notification
- Section 30:5B-6.17 - Immunity from liability for child care center
- Section 30:5B-6.18 - Inapplicability of C.18A:6-7.1 et seq. (School District Contracting)
- Section 30:5B-6.19 - Report to Governor, Legislature (related to criminal history record checks and recommendations for reform)
- Section 30:5B-6.20 - Responsibilities of department (responsibility of the department to fund the cost of criminal history checks)
- Section 30:5B-6.21 - Rules, regulations (authority for regulations with regard to background checks)
Family Child Care Home Background Checks
- Section 30:5B-25.2 - Definitions
- Section 30:5B-25.3 - Child abuse registry search
- Section 30:5B-25.4 - Rules, regulations (related to child abuse registry check)
- Section 30:5B-25.5 - Definitions relative to family day care homes
- Section 30:5B-25.6 - Criminal history background checks for certain family day care providers
- Section 30:5B-25.7 - Denial, revocation of registration (related to refusing a criminal history record check)
- Section 30:5B-25.8 - Payment (Dept. of Human Services to pay the cost of criminal history checks)
- Section 30:5B-25.9 - Exchange of fingerprint data; notification
- Section 30:5B-25.10 - Rules, regulations (authority for regulations)
- Section 30:5B-32 - Child abuse record information check for prospective approved home providers (FFN providers)
- Section 30:5B-33 - Rules, regulations; procedures