Establishing a child care workforce grant and services program.

This bill would require an agency or office designated by the mayor to establish and administer a program to assist people without experience in child care to complete educational programs that satisfy the requirements of the Department of Education or the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to work in child care. The agency or office would provide loans or grants to participants and the participants in the program would be required to agree to work in child care in New York City for at least 5 years after finishing the program. The program would also be required to provide child care services to program participants during hours of the educational program and conduct outreach about its offerings to the public and high school students in New York City. The program must begin processing applications no later than 6 months after the effective date of the local law.