Directs the office of children and family services to develop and post a list of eligible substitute day care staff who can be used by a child day care provider in a time of need.
Summary
This bill would require the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to develop and post a list of eligible substitute day care staff that child day care providers could use when they are short-staffed or otherwise in need of temporary help. The list would include basic identifying and professional information about each eligible substitute, including name, age, location, and experience.
The measure is aimed at making it easier for child care providers to find backup staff quickly, which could help reduce disruptions in child care operations and support continuity of care for children. It does not create a new licensing category or change the underlying standards for child day care providers, but instead establishes a state-managed resource intended to connect providers with available substitute workers.
Impact
The bill would amend the Executive Law by adding a new section directing OCFS to create and maintain a public list of eligible substitute day care staff. Its practical effect would be to add a state-level staffing resource for child day care providers, potentially affecting providers, substitute workers, and families who rely on child care availability. Because the bill requires posting personal and work-related information, it also implicates how OCFS collects, verifies, and publishes substitute staff data.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the bill appears to be a straightforward administrative proposal with an operational focus. The stated purpose suggests generally favorable intent toward helping child care providers manage staffing shortages and maintain service continuity. No opposition or formal support is documented in the provided context.
Contention
No specific points of contention are shown in the available transcripts or voting history. Potential issues that could arise from the bill’s design include privacy concerns over publishing substitute staff information, questions about how OCFS would determine eligibility, and whether the state should be responsible for maintaining such a list rather than leaving staffing decisions to providers or private networks. However, none of these concerns are attributed to any named legislator or stakeholder in the provided record.
Directs the office of children and family services to provide written and electronic notice to child day care providers whenever such office has updated any form necessary for the delivery of services listed on its website; provides that such notice shall be disseminated in concurrence with the publication of updated forms.
Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment to identify any unmet needs, including, but not limited to, housing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite care access for kinship caregivers.
Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment to identify any unmet needs, including, but not limited to, housing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite care access for kinship caregivers.
Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; requires the local districts to report such list to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually; requires the social services districts to collect data regarding the income of families who have applied, were denied and received child care assistance and issue a report to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually.
Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; requires the local districts to report such list to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually; requires the social services districts to collect data regarding the income of families who have applied, were denied and received child care assistance and issue a report to the office of children and family services who shall then compile such reports and issue one report to the legislature annually.