Child care for babies & toddlers

For the household, any one document:

• ID card with address
• Driver license issued within past 6 months
• Current letter/lease/rent receipt with home address from landlord
• Postmarked envelope, postcard, or magazine label with name and date (cannot use if sent to a P.O. Box)
• Correspondence from a government agency which contains name and street address (not a P.O. Box)
• Utility bill (gas, electric, or water)

For each income source of each income earner, any one document:

Wages & Salary

• Letter from employer on company letterhead, signed and dated (this document is acceptable only if you do not have the other types of documents)
• Paycheck stubs (from the last four weeks in a row that you worked, if your pay is the same each week. If your pay is not always the same, bring pay stubs from the last 12 weeks in a row.)

Self-employment

• Records of earnings and expenses
• Signed and dated income tax return and all schedules

Income from Rent or Room and Board

• Check stub
• Ledger or rent receipt book
• Letter from roomer, boarder, or tenant

Military Pay

• Current award letter
• Current check stub

Child Support or Alimony

• Letter from court

Unemployment Income

• Award letter or certificate
• Bank statement showing the direct deposits
• Copy of the direct payment debit card
• Correspondence from NYS Department of Labor
• Unemployment Insurance Monetary Benefit Determination

Social Security Benefits (SSI, Dependent, Disability, Survivor’s, or Retirement)

• Correspondence from Social Security Administration
• Current award letter or certificate
• Current benefit check

Veteran’s Benefits

• Correspondence from Veterans Administration
• Current award letter
• Current benefit check stub

Worker’s Compensation

• Current award letter
• Current check stub

Pensions, Annuities, or IRA

• Statement from pension or annuity

Interest, dividends, or royalties

• Statement from bank, credit union, or financial institution

Support from Family, Gifts, Inheritance, or Lottery

• Copies of canceled checks from family member
• Signed statement or letter from family member

For each person applying, any one document:

• Green card (copy of the front and back)
• Arrival-Departure Record Card: INS form I-94
• Letter from US Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) (formerly INS) showing status and, if necessary, date of entry into the US
• Other INS documents, or correspondence to or from the INS, that shows that you are living in the US with the knowledge and permission of the INS

Note: As long as the child has legal status, the child is eligible for care regardless of the parent(s)’ legal status.