New York State is proving child care scholarships to essential workers.  Essential workers include first responders such as health care providers, pharmaceutical staff, law enforcement, firefighters, food delivery workers, grocery store employees and others who are needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Child care costs will be covered for essential staff whose income is less than 300 percent of the federal poverty level – or $78,600 for a family of four – and will be paid up to market rate for each region statewide. This funding can also be used to purchase supplies for child care providers statewide who remain open, including masks, gloves, diapers, baby wipes, baby formula and food. Click here for more information.
 
Interested parents can apply via this form and child care providers can apply via this form. There are four Child Care Resource and Referral agencies working on this project in New York City. One of the agencies will respond within 24 hours of form completion.