This bill aims to provide categorical eligibility for subsidized child care services to qualifying child care workers in New Jersey, regardless of their family's annual household income. A qualifying child care worker is defined as an educator or staff member employed for at least 20 hours per week by a licensed child care center or registered family child care provider. The bill mandates that the Commissioner of Human Services establish a process to confirm the employment status of these workers to ensure they can access the benefits of the state's subsidized child care assistance program.

Additionally, the Commissioner is tasked with applying for any necessary state plan amendments or waivers to maintain federal financial support for subsidized child care services under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. The bill also requires the Commissioner to adopt rules and regulations to facilitate its implementation, with an effective date set for the first day of the fourth month following enactment, although anticipatory administrative actions may be taken beforehand.