Policy Resource: Number of Child Care Hours Social Services Districts Allow for Parents Who Work the Night Shift

Number of Hours Social Services Districts Allow for Parents Who Work the Night Shift

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Pie Chart depicting the Number of Child Care Hours Social Services Districts Allow for Parents Who Work the Night Shift. 32 districts allow 8 hours; 2 districts allow 7 hours; 10 districts allow 6 hours; 3 districts allow 5 hours; 10 districts allow 0 hours.

Social Services District	Maximum Hours of child care	Notes
Albany	8	third shift only; applies to the day following that shift only
Allegany	8	third shift only; for pre-school children or school closings
Broome	8	third shift only; for children who are not in school and for children 9 years old or younger during non-school days.
Cattaraugus	8	when no other adult in the home that is appropriate to care for the child(ren) during sleep hours
Cayuga	8	third shift only; no one else available to care for the child
Chautauqua	7	third shift only; will also be required to verify work schedules before sleep time will be approved.
Chemung	8	third shift only; child/ren are not attending school
Chenango	none
Clinton	none
Columbia	6	third shift only
Cortland	8	second or third shift only
Delaware	8	Second or third shift; verification of work hours required
Dutchess	8	Second or third shift; Day Care Unit Director and the Deputy Commissioner determines necessity
Erie	none
Essex	8	Only if the provider is not living in the household
Franklin	8	limited to hours when child(ren) are in the home and without the care of another responsible adult, parent/caregiver; prior approval required
Fulton	6	Only if the parent works during the time the family would normally be sleeping
Genesee	none
Greene	8	Non-school aged children, work scheduled must be verified with the Agency
Hamilton	none
Herkimer	6	third shift only
Jefferson	6	second and third shift; “the household composition and the age of the children will be taken into consideration”
Lewis	8	hours worked must be reported to the district by the parent
Livingston	8	“the number of hours allowed is equal to the length of the work shift”
Madison	8	Second and third shift; not to exceed 16 hours of child care in any 24 hour period or more than eight hours while the parent sleeps
Monroe	6	Third shift only; requires administrative approval and documentation
Montgomery	8	Third shift only; Agency will verify that there are non-school age child/ren prior to authorizing payment
Nassau	none
Niagara	none
NYC	none
Oneida	8	third shift only
Onondaga	8	third shift only; “decisions on the amount will generally be based on the ages of the children, work schedule of parent(s)”
Ontario	8	will add transport time; parents work different shifts
Orange	8	third shift only; written verification of work schedule from employer required
Orleans	6	third shift only; verification of work schedule required
Oswego	8	second or third shift; if funding is available
Otsego	8	second or third shift
Putnam	8	third shift only; documentation from employer required
Rensselaer	8	second or third shift 30 hours max/week; under school age
Rockland	8
Saratoga	none
Schenectady	8	must be single parent working 11:00pm-7:00am
Schoharie	8	parents work same shift
Schuyler	8	third shift only
Seneca	6	third shift only; 6 hour limit only when the child is not in school
St. Lawrence	6	Approval based on the household composition, age of child/ren and the need.
Steuben	5	beginning at end of shift
Suffolk	5	third shift only; limited to part-day and is evaluated based on the age and school attendance of the child
Sullivan	5	second or third shift; details of who is providing the child care and where it is provided is required
Tioga	6	third shift; must be requested by the parent/relative and the situation must be that there is a lack of child care
Tompkins	8	second or third shift
Ulster	6	second or third shift; sleep time is determined as half the number of hours the caretaker worked
Warren	6	third shift only; single parent only
Washington	8	second or third shift only; verification of shift assignment is required
Wayne	8
Westchester	7	must be determined by the district to be absolutely necessary for the health and safety of the child
Wyoming	none
Yates	8	single or both parents at work

For more information:

Susan Antos, Esq.
518-935-2845
santos@empirejustice.org
May 21, 2019