The NJ Division of Family Development announced the extension of enrollment-based child care subsidy payments through August 31, 2022.  For more information, Click Here.

DFD will be holding Summer Youth Camp question and answer sessions on Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14 from 1 – 2 p.m.  For more information Click here!

Child Care Connection will hold CPR & First Aid training for child care providers from July through September 2022. See attached flyer for all the details!

Applications will be accepted from June 6, 2022 through July 8, 2022!

 This round of the ARP Stabilization grant is open to new licensed or registered providers who opened after March 11, 2021.  If you need funds to help cover your operational expenses through August 2023 – APPLY beginning June 6!  Just log in to your NJCCIS account and navigate to the Grants tab from your Quicklinks panel.

Applying is quick and easy with grants up to $120,000 waiting for you.

For more information and How-To Videos and Documents, visit the ChildCareNJ.gov NJ ARP Stabilization Grants page. 

Child Care Connection has added a job bank to our website for Mercer County-based child care centers seeking employees. Please contact if you would like to post a job opening.  To look at the posted job openings, Click Here.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)  approved the creation of the $54.5 million Child Care Facilities Improvement Pilot Program for child care centers and family child care homes. Through Phase 1 of the program, the NJEDA will provide nearly $15 million in grants of up to $200,000 to licensed child care centers in New Jersey to cover the costs of facility improvements. The Child Care Facilities Improvement Program provides grants to New Jersey child care providers for facilities improvements that will contribute to high quality early childhood learning environments. For more information Click here.

The 13th annual Early Mercer Reads Day will be held virtually this year on June 1 at 10 a.m.  All child care programs are invited to attend.   NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy will be one of the guest readers.  Following the event, there will be a variety of videos available of books read by members of the community.  We hope you will share the information with the parents of children in your care.  Videos will be available during the month of June.  For more information, Click here.

Governor Murphy announced the availability of grants for summer youth camps, similar to those offered earlier in the year to licensed and State-registered family child care providers.  He also extended enrollment-based child care subsidy reimbursement payments through August 2022.  Grants range between $7,500 and $25,000 depending on the number of children enrolled and the number of weeks the camp is open.  For more information regarding the summer camp grants, Click Here.

The New Jersey Department of Human Services/Division of Family Development is hosting meetings for summer camp programs. 

2022 Summer Youth Camp Operator Kickoff Meeting

This session will cover a general overview of the Youth Camp Safety Standards regulations, compliance and operations. 
 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

REGISTER NOW!

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2022 NJ Summer Youth Camp Info Sessions

Both sessions will cover the same topics, please register for the session that works best for you. Each session is two hours. You can join for the whole session or join for just for the information you are interested in.

Friday, April 29, 2022

and 

Friday, May 6, 2022 
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: registering your camp to accept child care assistance
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: camp grants

 REGISTER NOW!

 

A variety of open positions are posted on our website.  Click Here for Employment Opportunities