New York State’s Child Care Application Assistance Portal launched earlier this month and is available through this link: https://hs.ocfs.ny.gov/CCAPsignup/invite.
Users will have to sign up for an invite to the portal by entering their e-mail address and county of residence. They will receive an e-mail invite within 10 minutes of signing up, which will require sign-in with a NY.Gov ID and password. If they do not have one, they can create one through the link.
After signup/sign-in, applicants will be provided information on the Child Care Assistance program, including an eligibility questionnaire, the new portal, and the application dashboard for returning users.