Child Care Council of Nassau

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Welcome to Child Care Council of Nassau’s Website!

Child Care Council of Nassau offers child care counseling and referrals to families, professional development and technical assistance to active and potential providers, and offers services to employers interested in the child care needs of employee’s families. Council also serves as an informational resource and public voice for child care issues facing Nassau County’s diverse communities.
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LI Early Care & Education Day in Albany

The Bus Trip to Albany is planned for Wednesday, March 21st. For more information and to reserve your seat contact Maggie Aschkar at 516-358-9250 ext. 35 or email her at maschkar@childcarenassau.org.

Earned Income Tax Credit Information

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HARD - GET THE TAX CREDITS YOU DESERVE!
To learn more about the Earned Income Tax Credit download the flyer in English click here, in Spanish click here. EITC can make life a little easier. See if you qualify at www.irs.gov.

The LATEST TRAINING CATALOG IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Click here for the Training Booklet (February 1- June 30, 2012), including a selection of classes in Spanish. To register online with a credit card click here! Also see the latest edition of “Putting It Into Practice” Newsletter especially for child care providers.

NOTICES FROM NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT of SOCIAL SERVICES

For All Programs with DSS Contracts/Agreements: The DSS Day Care Unit has created a new website form to help in reporting problems with the new CCTA system.
Copy the following link to access the page: https://apps.nassaucountyny.gov/dss/index.php

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New Employment Verification Forms & Eligibility Guidelines for Families from Nassau County Dept. of Social Services

Click HERE for REQUIRED ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS. Changes to the forms are effective June 1st. They must be NOTARIZED by the employer. Click HERE for DAY CARE SERVICES EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION FORM or HERE for the SELF-EMPLOYED/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR VERIFICATION FORM.
Click HERE for the Income Elgibility Standards chart.

News You Can Use for Families!

For the latest updates and more detailed information about a variety of topics of interest to Families visit News You Can Use. Also you can access The Daily Parent library of topics, a newsletter for parents produced by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).

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Public Policy & Advocacy Updates

Please click here to access the latest public policy and advocacy news & updates.

New Fees for SCR Clearances

View the information from the Divison of Child Care Services of NYS OCFS website here. To view letters sent to specific programs and a translation in Spanish click here.

NYS Business Leaders Speak Out in Support of Early Childhood Education!

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