|
THE GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD is CLOSED President’s Welcome
CSEA is pleased to invite you to apply for the CSEA Child Care Quality Grant program for Child Care Providers. CSEA and WORK Institute staff is here to assist you. If you have any questions, about our agreement with OCFS call our toll-free Child Care Resource Center at (877) 483-CSEA (2732). If you have a grant or program question, contact CSEA –WORK Institute at (855) 472-6848 or by email at grant4u@cseainc.org.The work you do each and every day keeps New York parents earning and children learning. I wish you the best in the coming year.
|
Click the “Apply Online” button below to get started. Please make sure to check that you have completed all sections.
You are eligible if: You live outside NYC and are active as a New York State Registered Family OR a Licensed Group Family OR an Eligible Enrolled Legally-Exempt child care provider. CREDIT: —The $225 credit can only be used with Kaplan Early Learning Company. −−No out of pocket expenses! —Only products listed on http://voicecsea.kaplanco.com are approved for this grant. −−THERE IS NO REIMBURSEMENT OPTION FOR THIS GRANT ROUND! FREE ONLINE TRAINING SUBSCRIPTIONS! −−You will have the opportunity on the grant application to apply for free online training bundles with The Care Courses School Inc. You will be given a password for an account Care Courses School will create for you. After the account is created, Care Courses will contact you directly via email when your courses are activated and ready to use. –30 Hour Training Bundles. (There will be additional options for the 30 hour and 45 hour training bundles in the application |
2019 Supplemental Child Care Quality Grant and Free Online Training Subscriptions with Care Courses School Inc.
OCFS NEW Market Rates
OCFS Holds 69th Percentile for Market Rates
Find NEW 2019 Market Rates Here
OCFS issued new market reimbursement rates. To see the rates in your region, visit our website: voicecsea.org. The rates will apply to services delivered May 1 and after. The 69th percentile formula uses data on parent fees reported by providers in the Market Rate Survey – reflecting what providers charge private pay parents. County DSS agencies must inform you of the rate change and pay the new Market Rates if you did not sign a DSS provider contract.
Our message to legislators and the Governor made a difference. This is the first year since 2014 that the state budget included funding for reimbursement rates. Without $26 million in new funding for rates, we would have seen decreases. In most categories, rates increased or stayed the same. And the $26 million is not sufficient to pay us what we deserve and need to deliver quality programs to working families and the children in our care.
It will take all of us – providers and parents – to make NY do better for our working families and children in next year’s budget. To find out what you can do, e-mail voice@cseainc.org or call 877-483-2253.
Provider Appreciation Day is May 10th
Happy Provider Appreciation Day!
This Friday May 10th is National Child Care Provider Day. We annually celebrate the Friday before Mother’s Day to recognize child care providers, teachers and other educators of young children everywhere. Child care providers deserve a big “Thank you” for their dedication, commitment and compassion. Thank you for all you do! Please read a letter from CSEA President Danny Donohue and also a message from OCFS.
Free Online Courses Developed by Industry Expert Tom Copeland
The VOICE/CSEA Professional Development Child Care Program is offering 3 online training courses on “The Business of Family Child Care” topics. Each course provides 1.5 OCFS approved training hours and is eligible for Educational Incentive Program (EIP) funding if applicable.
The online courses provide a supportive learning environment, accessible to providers at any time of the day or night. The following CSEA online courses were reviewed and approved by OCFS as non-credit bearing distance learning training that meets the criteria for training hours: The Basics of Family Child Care Record Keeping and Taxes; The Business of Family Child Care; Family Child Care Contracts and Policies; Marketing Your Business; Money Management and Retirement Planning; Reducing Your Risks and Legal and Insurance Issues.
To take these courses: https://csealearningcenter.org/help/login.cfm?CCA=1
2017-2018 CSEA/VOICE Action Plan
If you cannot see the images below view the Action Plan
via this link: 2017-2018 CSEA/VOICE Action Plan
CSEA/VOICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
Get state approved training to meet enrollment/registration/licensing requirements
AT NO COST TO YOU with participating training organizations by using the CSEA/VOICE Professional Development Training Program. There are many child care training topics and hours, delivered by participating training organizations available. This program is open to NYS Registered Family, Licensed Group Family and Legally Exempt childcare providers outside of New York City.
This opportunity is funded by the Professional Development dollars that CSEA/VOICE negotiated in our second union agreement with NYS and OCFS.
*How to Use this Program *
1. Go to: https://csealearningcenter.org/grants/cseaprofdev.cfm and enter your license/registration/enrollment number and CSEA ID, then select a participating training organization where you would like to take training.
2. Now you must contact the participating training organization directly to REGISTER for training classes. You should have no out-of-pocket expense when using a participating provider. You may take as many classes as you like.
For more information contact Diane Medick at diane.medick@cseainc.org or at 518-782-4426 or 855-472-6848 (toll-free). For more information about CSEA/VOICE call our Bi-lingual Child Care Resource Center at 877-483-CSEA (2732).
CSEA/VOICE Tuition Assistance Program
CSEA/VOICE is offering tuition assistance once again to all NYS Registered Family or Licensed Group Family childcare providers outside of New York City taking credit-bearing coursework leading to an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Early Care Education or coursework toward a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA).
CSEA/VOICE can provide tuition vouchers or reimburse up to $295 per credit hour for courses up to four credits for a total of four vouchers and/or reimbursements between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020.
Tuition Reimbursement Application
2019 – 2020 CSEA/VOICE Tuition Assistance Program Catalog
CSEA/VOICE (CDA) Scholarship Program (Child Development Associate Credential)
CSEA/VOICE is offering a CDA Scholarship program, negotiated in our second union contract, and available to all NYS Registered Family or Licensed Group Family childcare providers outside of New York City.
There are two ways to take advantage of this exciting new program. You can either have CSEA/VOICE pay the participating education institution directly via payment code or you can pay for it and be reimbursed up to $3,000.
You may receive a CSEA/VOICE CDA payment code by clicking on the link below and selecting a participating training provider or submit a CSEA/VOICE CDA reimbursement form for reimbursement of eligible expenses.
https://csealearningcenter.org/grants/CSEACDA.cfm
If you have any additional questions, please call the CSEA WORK Institute at 866-478-5548. You can find the application to download and print, below.
CDA Scholarship Reimbursement Application
