Regional Child Care Substitute Pool Administration

New York State Office of Children and Family Services is seeking applications from established child care resource and referral agencies to operate regional child care substitute pools, including caregiver recruitment, screening, training coordination, and placement support, with up to four awards totaling $12.5 million over five years.

New York State > Office of Children and Family Services > Division of Child Care Services > Bureau of Contract Management


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Open
TBD
Dec 14, 2026 09:00 PM
$12,500,000.00
5 years
Grant
State
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funding@ocfs.ny.gov
+15184867224
52 Washington Street, Rensselaer, NY, USA
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Attachment 2 - Application, Attachment 3 - Budget, OCFS-3460, Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement, OCFS-4821, CMS User Authorization, Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire certification or paper questionnaire, if applicable, Copy of approved Federal Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, if applicable
Description

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is soliciting competitive applications from established not-for-profit child care resource and referral agencies to establish Child Care Support Centers. Each center will administer a regional pool of qualified substitute caregivers who can support licensed and registered child care programs during staffing shortages or absences. Services must be provided at no cost to participating child care providers. Awardees will recruit and vet substitute caregivers, verify age, education, experience, references, medical, training, and comprehensive background-check requirements, maintain accurate availability and placement records, coordinate caregiver placements, monitor performance, and provide required reporting. Awardees must obtain and maintain an OCFS operating certificate, use designated OCFS systems and technology, operate at least eight hours per day Monday through Friday excluding holidays, and comply with applicable New York regulations. Up to four awards may be made statewide, with no more than one award per OCFS-defined region. Total anticipated funding is $12.5 million over five years, or approximately $625,000 annually per awardee, subject to appropriations.

Classification Codes
NAICS624410Child Care Services
PSCR431SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: HUMAN RESOURCES
Smart Codes
child care staffingcaregiver recruitmentbackground check services
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Oct 15, 2026-RFA issued
Nov 02, 2026 09:00 PM-Deadline for submission of written questions
Nov 23, 2026-Responses to written questions posted
Nov 23, 2026-Application submission period opens
Dec 14, 2026 09:00 PM-Deadline for submission of applications
Mar 1, 2027-Anticipated notification of award
May 1, 2027-Anticipated contract start date
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