Lawmakers seek $28 million boost to restore full funding for New Jersey child care subsidy program
By: Shore News Network | Published: 2026-01-19 23:41:15 | Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.com
TRENTON, NJ – Amid a federal trend exposing fraud in state funded childcare systems in Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and other states, New Jersey is seeking to expand it childcare funding bill to cover for shortfalls created by the Trump administration.
A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate aims to restore full funding for the state’s child care subsidy program by increasing the Work First New Jersey Child Care appropriation by $28 million in the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget.
Sponsored by Senators Britnee N. Timberlake (D-Essex) and Angela V. McKnight (D-Hudson), the measure — Senate Bill 2724 — seeks to reverse recent funding shortfalls that forced the Department of Human Services to pause new child care assistance applications and raise family copayments last…
