N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18, § 415.9 – Rates.

(a) Weekly rates must be applied when care is provided for 30 or more hours for five or less days per week. Weekly rates also must be applied when child care services are provided for 30 or more hours per week by a child care provider who routinely charges nonsubsidized parents on a weekly basis and who has not signed a purchase of service contract or other written agreement for payment on a different basis.
(b) Daily rates must be applied if care is provided for at least six but less than twelve hours per day, and care is provided for less than 30 hours per week. When child care services are provided for 30 or more hours per week by a child care provider who routinely charges nonsubsidized parents on a daily basis and who has not signed a purchase of service contract or other written agreement for payment on a different basis, the weekly rates divided by five must be applied.
(c) Part-day rates must be applied when the child care services are provided for at least three but less than six hours per day. Part-day rates also must be applied for children who are attending pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or higher grade and who are provided care before and/or after school for less than three hours per day by day care centers or school-age child care programs that do not charge on an hourly basis.
(d) With the exception noted in subdivision (c) of this section, the hourly rates in this section must be applied when child care services are provided for less than three hours per day.
(e) Where child care services provided by a single provider exceed one weekly or daily period as set forth in this section, payment for the additional child care services will be based on the actual cost of care up to the applicable rate for the type of child care provider used, the age of the child and the amount of time the child care services are provided.
(f) Where child care services are provided by multiple providers, reimbursement will be made for the actual cost of such services up to the applicable rate for each child care provider used. However, if the combined reimbursement to the multiple providers would exceed one weekly market rate, in order to receive such reimbursement the parent or caretaker must demonstrate that the schedule of employment of the parent or caretaker or the special needs of the child necessitates that child care services be arranged with multiple providers. If the social services district determines that the parent or caretaker has not demonstrated that there is a necessity to use multiple providers, reimbursement is limited to one weekly market rate that is applicable for the type of provider who provides care for the highest number of hours. The social services district will determine how to distribute the reimbursement for the multiple providers.
(g) The rate of payment for child care services provided to a child determined to have special needs is the actual cost of care up to the statewide limit of the highest weekly, daily, part-day or hourly market rate for child care services in the State, as applicable, based on the amount of time the child care services are provided per week regardless of the type of child care provider used or the age of the child.
1. (1) A social services district may establish a differential payment rate for child care services provided by licensed or registered child care providers that have been accredited by a nationally recognized child care organization. Legally-exempt child care providers are not eligible for a differential payment rate under this paragraph. If the social services district chooses to provide a differential rate, the differential rate must be at least five percent higher than the actual cost of care or the applicable market rate, whichever is less. The differential rate may not exceed 15 percent of the actual cost of care or the applicable market rate, whichever rate is less.
2. (2) A social services district must establish differential payment rates for any eligible child care provider as defined in section 415.1(g) of this Part for child care services provided during nontraditional hours (evening, night or weekend hours). The differential rate must be at least five percent higher than the actual cost of care or the applicable market rate, whichever is less. The differential rate may not exceed 15 percent of the actual cost of care or the applicable market rate, whichever is less.
3. (3) A social services district must establish differential payment rates for licensed and registered child care providers for child care services provided to a child experiencing homelessness. A social services district may establish differential payment rates for legally-exempt child care providers for a child experiencing homelessness. The differential rate for licensed and registered child care providers must be at least five percent higher than the actual cost of care or the applicable market rate, whichever is less. There is no minimum differential rate for legally-exempt child care providers. The differential rate may not exceed 15 percent of the actual cost of care or the applicable market rate, whichever is less.
4. (4) The differential payment rates the district sets may be different for each category established in this subdivision. The social services district must indicate in the district's consolidated services plan or integrated county plan the percentage that it will provide for each category. The social services district must indicate the rate that it will provide for child care providers that qualify for multiple differential payment rates, pursuant to this section. The total percentage must not exceed 25 percent of the applicable market rate or the actual cost of care. A social services district may request a waiver from the office to establish a payment rate that is in excess of 25 percent above the applicable market rate upon a showing that the 25 percent maximum is insufficient to provide access within the district to such child care providers or services, as applicable.
(h) Differential payment rates for child care services.

(i) There may be multiple market rates for legally-exempt group child care, the standard market rate, and the opportunity for an enhanced market rate as provided in this subdivision.

(1) The standard market rate of payment for legally-exempt group child care programs is the actual cost of care up to 75 percent of the applicable market rate for day care center providers as set forth in this section.
(2) A social services district may establish one or both of the following categories of enhanced rates for child care services provided by legally-exempt group child care programs:
1. (i) A social services district may establish an enhanced market rate for child care services provided by eligible legally-exempt group child care programs up to 81 percent of the applicable market rate for day care center providers if:
  1. (a) the program prepares a health care plan that meets the specifications of section 415.13(c)(2) of this Part; and
  2. (b) the program has at least one employee with a caregiving role in each classroom during the program’s operating hours who holds a valid certificate in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), appropriate to the ages of the children in the classroom.
2. (ii) A social services district may establish an enhanced market rate for child care services provided by eligible legally-exempt group child care programs up to 81 percent of the applicable market rate for day care center providers, if:
  1. (a) the director(s) of the legally-exempt group child care program complete the Health and Safety: Competencies in Child Care for Day Care Center, School-Age Child Care, and Enrolled Legally Exempt Group Program Directors course or other course as approved by the office, and a minimum of 15 hours of training annually in areas approved by the office in addition to the training required by section 415.13 of this Part; and
  2. (b) each employee with a caregiving role at the legally-exempt group child care program completes a minimum of five hours of training annually in the areas approved by the office, in addition to the training required by section 415.13 of this Part.
(3) When a social services district establishes an enhanced market rate for child care services provided by eligible legally-exempt group child care programs in accordance with subparagraphs (2)(i) and (ii) of this subdivision, the district may pay up to 87 percent of the applicable market rate for day care centers when all requirements of both subparagraphs are met.
(4) An enhanced market rate established pursuant to this subdivision will only be available to those legally-exempt group child care programs that have submitted documentation to the applicable legally-exempt caregiver enrollment agency verifying compliance with:
1. (i) the requirements set forth in this subdivision required to qualify for the enhanced rate; and
2. (ii) all applicable health and safety requirements in this Part.
(5) The applicable social services district and its designees, or applicable legally-exempt caregiver enrollment agency shall inspect any legally-exempt group child care program that requests or receives an enhanced market rate pursuant to this subdivision.
(6) The social services district must indicate in the district’s consolidated services plan or integrated county plan the percentage and category of any enhanced market rate it will provide for child care services provided by eligible legally-exempt group child care programs.
(7) A legally-exempt group child care program may receive an enhanced market rate pursuant to this subdivision and one or more differential rates pursuant to this section, provided however, that the total payment made to a legally-exempt group child care program must not exceed either 100 percent of the applicable market rate for day care centers as set forth in this section, or the actual cost of care, whichever is less.
(j) Establishment of market rates.
(1) Effective May 1, 2019, the following are the local market rates for each social services district set forth by the type of provider, the age of the child and the amount of time the child care services are provided per week.
(2) There are two market rates for informal child care, a standard market rate and an enhanced market rate. The standard market rate for informal child care will be 65 percent of the applicable registered family day care market rate. The enhanced market rate for informal child care will be 70 percent of the applicable registered family day care market rate. The enhanced market rate will apply to those informal child care who have provided notice to, and have been verified by, the applicable enrollment agency, as having completed 10 or more hours of training annually in the areas set forth in section 390-a(3)(b) of the Social Services Law. This 10 or more hours of training must be in addition to the training requirements in section 415.13 of this Part. A social services district has the option, if it so chooses in the child care portion of its Child and Family Services Plan, to increase the enhanced market rate for informal child care providers to up to 75 percent of the applicable registered family day care market rate.

(3) The market rates are established for each of five groupings of social services districts. The rates established for a group apply to all districts in the designated group. The district groupings are as follows:

CHILD CARE MARKET RATES

Market rates are established in five groupings of social services districts as follows:

GROUP 1:	Nassau, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester
GROUP 2:	Columbia, Erie, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Tompkins, Warren
GROUP 3:	Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
GROUP 4:	Albany, Dutchess, Orange, Saratoga, Ulster
GROUP 5:	Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond

GROUP 1 COUNTIES: Nassau, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester

DAY CARE CENTER
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$364	$338	$310	$317
DAILY	$ 65	$ 62	$ 55	$ 65
PART-DAY	$ 43	$ 41	$ 37	$ 43
HOURLY	$ 9.50	$ 11.00	$ 10.00	$ 8.00
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME AND GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$300	$295	$285	$275
DAILY	$ 60	$ 60	$ 60	$ 57
PART-DAY	$ 40	$ 40	$ 40	$ 38
HOURLY	$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00	$ 10.00
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$310	$317
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 55	$ 65
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 37	$ 43
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10.00	$ 8.00
LEGALLY-EXEMPT GROUP CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$233	$238
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 41	$ 49
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 28	$ 32
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7.50	$ 6.00
INFORMAL CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$195	$192	$185	$179
DAILY	$ 39	$ 39	$ 39	$ 37
PART-DAY	$ 26	$ 26	$ 26	$ 25
HOURLY	$ 6.50	$ 6.50	$ 6.50	$ 6.50
INFORMAL CHILD CARE ENHANCED RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$210	$207	$200	$193
DAILY	$ 42	$ 42	$ 42	$ 40
PART-DAY	$ 28	$ 28	$ 28	$ 27
HOURLY	$ 7.00	$ 7.00	$ 7.00	$ 7.00

GROUP 2 COUNTIES: Columbia, Erie, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Tompkins and Warren

DAY CARE CENTER
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$280	$264	$245	$215
DAILY	$ 59	$ 55	$ 51	$ 45
PART-DAY	$ 39	$ 37	$ 34	$ 30
HOURLY	$ 9.75	$ 9.25	$ 9.00	$ 9.00
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME AND GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$190	$185	$180	$175
DAILY	$ 40	$ 40	$ 38	$ 35
PART-DAY	$ 27	$ 27	$ 25	$ 23
HOURLY	$ 8.00	$ 8.00	$ 8.00	$ 8.00
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$245	$215
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 51	$ 45
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 34	$ 30
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 9.00	$ 9.00
LEGALLY-EXEMPT GROUP CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$184	$161
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 38	$ 34
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 26	$ 23
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 6.75	$ 6.75
INFORMAL CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$124	$120	$117	$114
DAILY	$ 26	$ 26	$ 25	$ 23
PART-DAY	$ 18	$ 18	$ 16	$ 15
HOURLY	$ 5.20	$ 5.20	$ 5.20	$ 5.20
INFORMAL CHILD CARE ENHANCED RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$133	$130	$126	$123
DAILY	$ 28	$ 28	$ 27	$ 25
PART-DAY	$ 19	$ 19	$ 18	$ 16
HOURLY	$ 5.60	$ 5.60	$ 5.60	$ 5.60

GROUP 3 COUNTIES: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates

DAY CARE CENTER
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$220	$206	$195	$180
DAILY	$ 48	$ 45	$ 44	$ 39
PART-DAY	$ 32	$ 30	$ 29	$ 26
HOURLY	$ 8.00	$ 8.00	$ 8.00	$ 7.00
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME AND GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$160	$150	$150	$150
DAILY	$ 35	$ 35	$ 33	$ 30
PART-DAY	$ 23	$ 23	$ 22	$ 20
HOURLY	$ 5.00	$ 5.00	$ 5.00	$ 5.00
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$195	$180
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 44	$ 39
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 29	$ 26
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8.00	$ 7.00
LEGALLY-EXEMPT GROUP CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$146	$135
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 33	$ 29
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 22	$ 20
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 6.00	$ 5.25
INFORMAL CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$104	$ 98	$ 98	$ 98
DAILY	$ 23	$ 23	$ 21	$ 20
PART-DAY	$ 15	$ 15	$ 14	$ 13
HOURLY	$ 3.25	$ 3.25	$ 3.25	$ 3.25
INFORMAL CHILD CARE ENHANCED RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$112	$105	$105	$105
DAILY	$ 25	$ 25	$ 23	$ 21
PART-DAY	$ 16	$ 16	$ 15	$ 14
HOURLY	$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 3.50

GROUP 4 COUNTIES: Albany, Dutchess, Orange, Saratoga, and Ulster

DAY CARE CENTER
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$282	$265	$250	$230
DAILY	$ 59	$ 55	$ 52	$ 50
PART-DAY	$ 39	$ 37	$ 35	$ 33
HOURLY	$ 8.50	$ 8.25	$ 9.00	$ 9.75
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME AND GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$225	$210	$200	$200
DAILY	$ 45	$ 45	$ 45	$ 40
PART-DAY	$ 30	$ 30	$ 30	$ 27
HOURLY	$ 8.75	$ 8.75	$ 8.50	$ 9.00
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$250	$230
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 52	$ 50
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 35	$ 33
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 9.00	$ 9.75
LEGALLY-EXEMPT GROUP CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$188	$173
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 39	$ 38
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 26	$ 25
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 6.75	$ 7.31
INFORMAL CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$146	$137	$130	$130
DAILY	$ 29	$ 29	$ 29	$ 26
PART-DAY	$ 20	$ 20	$ 20	$ 18
HOURLY	$ 5.69	$ 5.69	$ 5.53	$ 5.85
INFORMAL CHILD CARE ENHANCED RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$158	$147	$140	$140
DAILY	$ 32	$ 32	$ 32	$ 28
PART-DAY	$ 21	$ 21	$ 21	$ 19
HOURLY	$ 6.13	$ 6.13	$ 5.95	$ 6.30

GROUP 5 COUNTIES: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond

DAY CARE CENTER
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$406	$315	$289	$236
DAILY	$ 69	$ 60	$ 54	$ 47
PART-DAY	$ 46	$ 40	$ 36	$ 31
HOURLY	$ 15.75	$ 17.00	$ 15.75	$ 10.00
FAMILY DAY CARE HOME AND GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$200	$196	$185	$170
DAILY	$ 40	$ 40	$ 35	$ 35
PART-DAY	$ 27	$ 27	$ 23	$ 23
HOURLY	$ 16.00	$ 15.00	$ 15.00	$ 15.00
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$289	$236
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 54	$ 47
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 36	$ 31
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 15.75	$ 10.00
LEGALLY-EXEMPT GROUP CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 1½	1½ - 2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$ 0	$ 0	$217	$177
DAILY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 41	$ 35
PART-DAY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 27	$ 23
HOURLY	$ 0	$ 0	$ 11.81	$ 7.50
INFORMAL CHILD CARE STANDARD RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$130	$127	$120	$111
DAILY	$ 26	$ 26	$ 23	$ 23
PART-DAY	$ 18	$ 18	$ 15	$ 15
HOURLY	$ 10.40	$ 9.75	$ 9.75	$ 9.75
INFORMAL CHILD CARE ENHANCED RATE
	AGE OF CHILD
	Under 2	2	3 - 5	6 - 12
WEEKLY	$140	$137	$130	$119
DAILY	$ 28	$ 28	$ 25	$ 25
PART-DAY	$ 19	$ 19	$ 16	$ 16
HOURLY	$ 11.20	$ 10.50	$ 10.50	$ 10.50

SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD CARE

The rate of payment for child care services provided to a child determined to have special needs is the actual cost of care up to the statewide limit of the highest weekly, daily, part-day or hourly market rate for child care services in the State, as applicable, based on the amount of time the child care services are provided per week regardless of the type of child care provider used or the age of the child.

The highest full-time market rate in the State is:

Weekly	$406
Daily	$ 69
Part-Day	$ 46
Hourly	$ 17.00

(k) When a social services district pays for child care services provided by an eligible provider located in another district, the applicable market rate is the rate for the district in which the child care provider is located.

A social services district has the option to apply the weekly or daily rate, except as provided below, when care is provided for 30 or more hours per week on five or less days. When care is provided for less than 30 hours per week, the daily, part-day or hourly rates must be applied, as applicable.