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Cayuga County to stop approving new childcare‑assistance applications after Nov. 17 amid funding shortfall
Summary
Social Services informed the Health & Human Services committee it will not approve new childcare assistance enrollments because the county’s $2,610,824 allocation likely won’t cover demand through the federal fiscal year; staff estimate funds could run out by April 2026.
Marshall, a social‑services representative, told the Cayuga County Health & Human Services Committee that the county faces a shortfall in the federal/state childcare assistance allocation and has stopped approving new applications as of Nov. 17.
Marshall said the county’s current allocation for childcare assistance is $2,610,824 and that, at current spending rates, officials project the funds could be exhausted by April 2026. "We will not have enough money to carry the program through the federal fiscal year of…
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