New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter C - Social Services
Article 2 - Family and Children's Services
Part 415 - Child Care Services
Section 415.7 - Additional requirements for the New York State Child Care Block Grant Program
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) For child care services provided under the New York State Child Care Block Grant Program. State reimbursement to a social services district will be available, up to the social services district's annual block grant allocation for 75 percent of allowable costs for child care services provided to families in receipt of public assistance and for 100 percent of allowable costs for child care services provided to all other eligible families. Allowable program costs include the following costs of providing child care services:
(b) A social services district must expend its allocation from the New York State Child Care Block Grant in a manner that provides for equitable access to child care services funds to eligible families.
(c) A social services district may spend no more than five percent of its annual block grant allocation for administrative activities. The term administrative activities does not include the costs of providing child care services set forth in subdivision (a) of this section. Administrative activities include, but are not limited to the following:
(d) Any claims for child care services made by a social services district for expenditures during a particular Federal fiscal year, other than claims made under title XX of the Federal Social Security Act, will be counted against the social services district's New York State Child Care Block Grant for that Federal fiscal year. A social services district's New York State Child Care Block Grant allocation for a particular Federal fiscal year is available only for child care services expenditures made during that Federal fiscal year that are claimed in the form and manner and at such times required by the office. Any portion of a social services district's New York State Child Care Block Grant allocation for a particular Federal fiscal year that is not claimed by the time required by the office will be available to the district for New York State Child Care Block Grant expenditures for the next Federal fiscal year.
(e) Each social services district must maintain the amount of local funds spent for child care assistance under the New York State Child Care Block Grant Program at a level equal to or greater than the amount the district spent for child care assistance during Federal fiscal year 1995 under title IV-A of the Federal Social Security Act, the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Program and the State Low Income Child Care Program. Each social services district's claims submitted under the New York State Child Care Block Grant will be processed in a manner that maximizes the availability of Federal funds and ensures that the district meets its maintenance of effort requirement in each applicable Federal fiscal year.
(f) When offering child care services under the New York State Child Care Block Grant Program to a family eligible to receive such services, a participating social services district must offer the child's caretaker the choice either:
(g) When a child's caretaker elects to use a child day care provider which has a contract with the social services district for the provision of child care services, the child must be enrolled with the provider selected by such caretaker to the maximum extent practical.
(h) When a child's caretaker elects to use a child care certificate to arrange child care services, the social services district must issue such certificate directly to the caretaker.
