Child Care Resource & Referral

‘The New Jersey Cares for Kids (NJCK) Program is a subsidized child care program administered by the Department of Family Development and the Burlington Community Action Partnership, Inc. (BCAP). NJCK provides partial payment to child care providers on behalf of the applicants. Applicants are required to pay a co-payment based on their family size and income.

Program Requirements:

• An NJCK Application must be completed. This is a fillable PDF application that you have a few options to complete:
  • Complete on your device, print, and mail or deliver in person to 718 Rte. 130 S., Burlington NJ  08016. For directions on your mobile device enter 718 Camden Ave., Burlington  NJ  08016.
    • To fill out the application on your phone, you must download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the app store (it’s free).
  • Complete on your device, save to your device, and email to bccapnjckapplications@bccap.org
    • To fill out the application on your phone, you must download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the app store (it’s free).
  • Print a blank application, manually complete it, and mail or deliver in person.
    • Application and Instructions in English
    • Aplicación e instrucciones en Espanol
• Applicant and co-applicant must prove their income by providing consecutive pay stubs.
• Proof of any other income needs to be provided (ex. Child support, Alimony, Social Security, etc…)
• Applicant and co-applicant must be working and/or going to school a minimum of 30 hours (full time credit hours for school).
• A child care provider that accepts the NJCK Subsidy Program must be chosen as the care giver.
• Click here for different types of child care settings.

To add a child to an existing case complete this form, save it to your device (renamed) and email it with the child’s Birth Certificate, Social Security Card and a months worth of current paystubs to childcaresubsidy@bccap.org

Para agregar un niño a un caso existente, complete este formulario, guárdelo en su dispositivo (renombrado) y envíelo por correo electrónico con el certificado de nacimiento y la tarjeta de Seguro Social del niño, y nueve meses de recibos de pago childcaresubsidy@bccap.org

For more information about the NJCK Program please contact Shellinda Hardie at 609-386-5800 ext. 4040 or email shardie@bccap.org.

The Income Eligibility Guidelines can be found here.

The NJCK office is located at 718 Rte. 130 S., Burlington  NJ  08016.  For directions on your mobile device enter 718 Camden Ave., Burlington  NJ  08016.

To view the State’s website follow this link:  http://www.childcarenj.gov

The Work First New Jersey Child Care Subsidy Program is a State and Federally funded program administered by the Department of Family Development and the Burlington Community Action Partnership, Inc. (BCAP). The program subsidizes the cost of child care for customers who have been deemed eligible for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) through the Board Of Social Services and need child care assistance to attain family sustainability.

As a first step, interested applicants must contact the Board of Social Services at 609-261-1000.

http://www.bcbss.org

For more information about the WFNJ Program please contact Shellinda Hardie at 609-386-5800 ext. 4040 or email shardie@bccap.org.

The WFNJ office is located at 718 Rte. 130 S., Burlington NJ  08016.  For directions on your mobile device enter 718 Camden Ave., Burlington  NJ  08016.

To view the State’s website follow this link:  http://www.childcarenj.gov

The Family Engagement Specialist coordinates and facilitates Books, Balls and Blocks events to promote family engagement and education, and provides support to families, helping them thrive and therefore reducing the risk of child abuse and neglect. Families are supported and encouraged to attend parent cafes, focus groups and other activities, as well as fill out an ASQ-3 screening tool, to inform, educate and solicit feedback and input. Through these activities, caregivers can learn about and assess their child’s development. The Family Engagement Specialist works closely with early childhood systems and key partners and serves as a resource to the CCR&R regarding community events and activities.

Contact Susan Lass at 609-386-5800 ext. 5148 or at slass@bccap.org

Infant Toddler Specialist Network

The Infant Toddler Specialist Network, a quality initiative funded by the NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development, assists educators of very young children in providing the very best care for infants and toddlers. The Infant Toddler Specialist Network has two predominant goals:

· To improve the quality of infant/toddler early care across the state

· To increase the availability of quality early care programs for families with infants and toddlers

Burlington County has its own Infant Toddler Specialist that offers professional development, technical assistance, assessment, mentoring, and consultation to all early childhood programs serving infants and toddlers. The Infant Toddler Specialist offers professional development workshops specific to infant and toddler care and education. The specialist is also able to offer professional development to your program at your location, if needed. The specialist offers resources, materials, mentoring and modeling to enhance your program. Using the appropriate environmental scale (ITERS-3 or FCCERS-3), the Infant Toddler Specialist will assist you with assessing your program and see where improvements can be made. Enrolled providers are eligible to receive classroom materials as incentives for completing the program. Grow NJ Kids programs are not eligible for the incentives. Providers are encouraged to take advantage of any grants and scholarships that are available on NJCCIS.