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NJ A6284
Bill
Status
12/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Moen
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Children and Families to develop a unified child care finder website/app that consolidates two existing separate systems into a single platform for locating licensed child care centers and registered family day care providers statewide
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The platform must include map-based search functions, provider profiles with licensing information, inspection results, complaint histories, capacity/waitlist data, tuition fees, and programs offered
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Parents will be able to apply for enrollment, communicate with providers via secure messaging, and pay deposits and tuition directly through the platform, including integration with child care assistance subsidies
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DCF must contract with a qualified third-party vendor within 90 days, launch a pilot program in three counties (northern, central, and southern regions) within 270 days of vendor selection, and release statewide within one year
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Appropriates $3.6 million from the General Fund to implement the child care finder system
Legislative Description
Requires DCF to develop a unified child care finder; appropriates $3.6 million.
Children, Families and Food Security
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
12/18/2025