New Jersey Cares for Kids
The New Jersey Cares for Kids Program can help lower-income families who are working, in training, in school, or a combination of these activities, to pay a portion of their child care at licensed child care centers.
CPS is licensed to provide pre-k services at our Dual Language Pre-K at St. Anthony's and our Montessori Pre-K at Sacred Heart. We are licensed to provide after school and summer programming at Sacred Heart, St. Joseph's, and our Community Learning Campus at St. Anthony's.
Applicant(s)/Parents Eligibility Requirements
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Must be a New Jersey resident;
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Must meet income requirements and not have assets that exceed $1 million;
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Must be working full time (30 hours or more a week), attending school full time (12 credits or more), or in job training (at least 20 hours a week); and
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Depending on family size and income, may have to contribute to the cost of care (copay).
Child Eligibility Requirements
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Up to the age of 13, or less than age 19, if under the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency’s protective supervision, or mentally or physically incapable of self-care;
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Must be a US Citizen or qualified non-citizen; and
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Must reside with parent(s), or individual(s) acting as parent(s) (in loco parentis).
Completing and Submitting an Application
To get started, you must first complete, sign and submit an application with the required documents to the Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency in your county.
For more information see the parent brochure: English / En Español