Emergency program designation available to child-care providers

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is now accepting applications from child-care providers seeking designation as emergency child care programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In partnership with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and child-care stakeholders, DHHS has committed $4 million in federal funding to establish the Emergency Child Care Collaborative, a public-private partnership that will ensure a robust and effective system of emergency child care for New Hampshire parents providing essential services during COVID-19.