Requires DHS to establish quality-based reimbursement system for registered family child care providers participating in Grow NJ Kids.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Human Services (DHS) to create a quality-based reimbursement system for registered family child care providers participating in the Grow NJ Kids program. It mandates that family child care providers receive the same enhanced payments as center-based providers for equivalent Grow NJ Kids quality ratings (three, four, or five stars). Specifically, DHS must increase state subsidies for family child care providers by the same percentage as those paid to center-based providers with matching quality ratings. The policy directly affects registered family child care homes, aiming to address declining provider numbers by making high-quality care financially competitive.