Waitlist requirements

* § 410-aa. Waitlist requirements. 1. Each social services district shall maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance pursuant to this title but have not been authorized for such assistance due to a lack of available funds under either the district's allocation from the state child care block grant program or any local funds appropriated for such program. Such waiting list shall contain:

(a) the date the child care assistance was requested;

(b) the date the eligibility determination or redetermination was made;

(c) the age of the child or children the assistance was requested on behalf of;

(d) whether the family was a new applicant or recertifying; and

(e) the total number of families on such waiting list.

2. The office shall post annually on their website the total number of families on the waitlist for each social services district.

3. (a) Each social services district shall collect data regarding the families who applied for child care assistance pursuant to this title, specifying:

(i) the number of families who were denied because they were determined ineligible for assistance, including: (A) the family size, (B) the income of those families, where available; and (C) the age of the child, where available;

(ii) the number of families who were placed on a waitlist, including: (A) the family size; (B) the income of those families, where available; and (C) the age of the child, where available; and

(iii) the number of families who received such assistance, including: (A) the family size; (B) the income of those families, where available; and (C) the age of the child, where available.

(b) Each social services district shall provide the information collected pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision to the office annually. The office shall re-post this information on their website upon receipt.

* NB Effective October 1, 2026