The New Jersey Early Intervention System (NJEIS), under the Division of Family Health Services, implements New Jersey's statewide system of services for infants and toddlers, birth to age three, with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families. The...
The Regional Early Intervention Collaboratives (REICs), funded by DOH, are committed to providing a family-centered, family-driven, community-based and culturally-sensitive system of early intervention services and supports. Four Regional Early Intervention...
Head Start and Early Head Start programs are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS), within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. OHS administers grant funding and oversight to 1,600 public and private...
Head Start Collaboration Offices (HSCOs) facilitate partnerships between Head Start agencies and other state entities that provide services to benefit low-income children and their families. HSCOs are awarded funds under Section 642B of the 2007 Head Start Act. This...
Resource Directory for families from Birth to Age 3 with developmental disabilities or delays. Created through a partnership between the 4 Regional Early Intervention Collaboratives, the mission is to facilitate access and availability to effective EI services through...
Grow NJ Kids is a state-sponsored initiative to raise the quality of child care and early learning throughout New Jersey. Grow NJ Kids gives child care and early learning programs resources to assess and improve their programs, while providing parents with information...
The Families Portal is intended to be a central location to provide support and information related to parent and family engagement in student learning and development. It is also a navigation system designed to help parents and families understand how the education...
CCR&Rs, administer the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) which helps income-eligible parents who are in school or working to pay for child care. Located in every county, CCR&Rs have trained staff to provide information on the: Availability of child care...
Education Law Center (ELC) offers another resource for legal guidance pertaining to Rights to Special Education in NJ. They also offer free legal representation to school children who are denied access to an adequate or appropriate public education.
NJ Department of Children and Families Office of Licensing The Office of Licensing (OOL) is the licensing and regulatory authority of the Department of Children and Families. OOL licenses and regulates child care centers, youth and residential programs, resource...