Permanently requires certain provider subsidy payments for child care services be based on enrollment.

This bill requires New Jersey's child care subsidy payments to licensed centers and registered family day care providers to be based solely on the number of enrolled eligible children, not on actual attendance each day. It also mandates that staffing ratios for these providers must be calculated using enrollment numbers, not attendance, to maintain consistent care standards. The bill makes permanent a temporary rule (P.L.2021, c.324) that was scheduled to expire on June 30, 2022, ensuring subsidy calculations remain enrollment-based moving forward. The Department of Human Services must adopt new rules to implement these changes.