You can get help to pay for trainings!

New York State Child Care Educational Incentive Program (EIP)is a scholarship program designed to assist child care providers obtain the training and education they need to provide quality care to children. Eligibility is based on your employment, income, and type of education/training you choose.

The classes and courses available through Child Care Resource Network may be paid for using this scholarship.

We strongly encourage child care providers to apply for an EIP scholarship as soon as they have registered for classes, seminars or conferences. To request an application or to obtain more information about this program, please call 1-800-295-9616. A full program description and EIP Application is available on their website.

If your courses start between July 1 and December 30, you must submit your application(s) between May 15 and December 1. Applications received before these dates will be returned.

You may be eligible to access up to $2,000 per EIP year. Depending on your income, you may qualify for 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% of your requested course cost. Refer to the income charts on page 7 of the EIP Information Booklet to determine what percentage of your course EIP may cover.

For EIP Assistance, contact us.

Supplying Information to Verify Employment

You must submit a document verifying current employment. Employment Verification is required. The following are acceptable:

1. For Group or Family Day Care owners only:
   Copy of current registration or license OR
   Copy of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) check/stub OR
   Copy of Local Dept. of Social Services/Agency for Child Development (LDSS/ACD) check/stub for subsidized child care
2. For center, Head Start, school age child care, and group family child care staff:
   Copy of current pay stub OR
   Original letter of employment verification from Director, owner, CEO, or Board of Directors Personnel Chair on letterhead