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The New Jersey Child Care Information System (NJCCIS) supports child care businesses providing a central location for child care professionals to record their education, experience, and credentials. The sysytem also provides access to training resources and assistance with grants and subsidies.

License Comparison

The chart below explains the difference between three license types that involve providing care for children and youth under the compliance of New Jersey statutes.

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	NJ Department of Health - Youth Camp License (N.J.A.C 8:25)	NJ Department of Children and Families – Child Care License (N.J.A.C. 3A-52)	NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development - Child Care and Development Fund Plan (Title 45 CFR Part 98; CCDBG Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9858 et seq.)
Coverage	Care is provided to five (5) or more children who are under the age of 18 years old.	Care is provided to six (6) or more children under 13 years of age.	Must comply with State OOL licensing for centers alongsie the New Jeresey Youth Camp Safety Standards (N.J.A.C. 8:25).
Attendance	Children must attend a period of, or portions of, two days or more within the same week. A day camp primarily operates during the day but may occasionally allow an overnight stay. A resident camp is a youth camp that allows campers to stay overnight regularly.	Attends for less than 24 hours a day. Centers operating during the normal waking hours shall not care for a child on a regular basis for more than 12 hours within a 24-hour period. Centers operating during the normal sleeping hours shall not care for a child on a regular basis for more than 16 hours within a 24-hour period.
Other Licensing Requirements	Youth camps must offer at least one high risk activity* to be considered a youth camp. Operations and camp activities are not required to be conducted in a physical building. Youth camp licenses are valid for one calendar year and must be renewed annually. The licensee/camp operator is required to submit the annual accident report (CB-12)** after the camp closes for the season, but before September 30th of the operating year.	A program is required to operate within a physical building. On-site inspections of the programs are conducted, at a minimum, annually to ensure compliance with all applicable provisions of the Manual of Requirements. Each licensing period, which may include the issuance of one or more temporary licenses and/or one regular license, shall be three (3) years. A licensed childcare center should always contact their OOL inspector to determine if applying for a youth camp license is necessary for their center. https://www.nj.gov/dcf/about/divisions/ol/contact.html Office of the Chief Telephone: 609-777-5942 Fax: 609-826-3972 Child Care Licensing – North Telephone: 609-826-3980 Fax: 609-826-3972 Child Care Licensing – South Telephone: 609-777-5945 Fax: 609-826-3972	Annual evaluation of operational activities
Pre-Service Health & Safety Trainings	There are required trainings for camps that receive funding through the Child Care Subsidy Program*** (administered by the Child Care Resource and Referral agencies, or CCR&Rs), but all camp operators are encouraged to utlizie the trianing resources. Required Trainings Basic Health and Safety Child/Youth Development Child Abuse Reporting CPR/First Aid www.childcarenj.gov	Staff Orientation and Continuing Staff Development Topics listed in the Manual of Requirements (N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8) www.nj.gov/dcf/providers/licensing/laws/CCCmanual.pdf	Required Trainings Basic Health and Safety Child/Youth Development Child Abuse Reporting CPR/First Aid www.childcarenj.gov
Background Checks for Staff	“Noncriminal Justice Licensing / Employment Requests” is required. Please visit the State Police Website for detailed information on the process and procedures. Name Check Fees are required and payable by credit or debit card.	The sponsor or sponsor representative of a child care center shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative of a child care center shall provide for himself or herself and shall obtain from all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis, written consent for the Department to conduct a Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) background check to determine whether an incident of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated against any such person. When a person who is not required to complete a CHRI or CARI background check is working with children at the center, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.	All providers receiving funding through the Child Care Subsidy Program are required to complete the following five (5) mandatory components to the comprehensive background check on all current and prospective staff. A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history check. National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) check. State criminal history registry or repository check. State sex offender registry or repository check. State child abuse and neglect registry and database checks

*The term high risk activity includes any recreational component, sport, or activity, which exposes a camper to a serious injury due to the inherent nature of the recreational component, sport, or activity. (Examples include, but are not limited to archery, swimming, horseback riding, rope courses, daily playground activity, etc.)

**The annual accident report (CB-12) must be submitted upon the conclusion of annual camp activities but by September 30th of the operating year. The form is used annually to collect statewide data on accidents and injuries associated with camps.

***The Child Care Subsidy Program is a term used to denote camps that receive subsidy payments through the Department of Family Development, which is administered by the Child Care Resources Referral Agencies.