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Childcare assistance
Dec 9, 2010
Child Care Assistance
The Department of Human Services can help eligible working families pay for child care. You do not have to participate in the RI Works Program to qualify for child care assistance.
Eligibility
To be eligible to receive child care assistance, families must meet income requirements. The number of hours that a parent works or is participating in a work activity, approved training or education program are also factors. Depending on a family's income, they may have to pay a co-payment. The amount of the co-payment depends on a family's income. See Family Income and Co-Payment Guidelines for the Child Care Assistance Program.
For parents that participate in the Rhode Island Works Program, there is no income limit for child care because if a family is eligible for RI Works, they would meet the income requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program.
Choosing a Child Care Provider
Parents can choose their child care provider and may use more than one provider to meet their child care needs. Options for child care include:
* a licensed child care center or after-school program;
* a licensed family child care provider;
* a certified non-licensed day care providers (this option must be approved by DHS' Office of Child Care) or
* care in the child's home by an approved provider.
For More Information
For information on choosing quality care for your child, or for a listing of licensed or certified childcare providers near your home or work, please call Options for Working Families at (401) 946-2300 or 1-800-516-2055 or go to Options for Working Families.
For more information or an application for the DHS Child Care Assistance Program, please call the DHS Info Line at (401) 462-5300.
* Application for Child Care Assistance PDF Image
* Instructions for the DHS Child Care Assistance Application
LINKS
* Child Care Provider Website (English)
* Child Care Provider Website (Spanish)
* Overpayment Options
Gary D. Alexander, Director, DHS
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The Department of Human Services provides financial help for child care costs for families with low incomes through various assistance programs. To apply for the service, contact your nearest child care certificate office. Some assistance requires a co-payment.
If a parent is eligible for one of the programs, any type of child care can be used by the parents (both regulated and unregulated). However, the chosen provider must be enrolled in the certificate payment program. Payment rates are established by the Department and agreed to by the provider.
Recovery Child Care Scholarship Program. The Tennessee Department of Human Services has received funding for the Child Care Development Fund through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These federal dollars will be used for a child care scholarship program for low-income working families who are not eligible for existing child care assistance categories, such as Families First (Tennessee’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families or TANF program). The funding for this program is limited. Eligible children will be served with scholarship dollars until September 30, 2010, or until the funding is exhausted, whichever is sooner. Please visit the Recovery Child Care Section of our website for more information
Families First Child Care Assistance. Parents participating in the Families First program who need child care to complete the work activities in their personal responsibility plan can receive financial assistance with the cost of child care. Families First parents do not pay a parent co-pay in this program. Eligibility is based on Families First income guidelines.
Transitional Child Care Assistance. Working parents on the Families First program whose case is closed are provided with 18 months of transitional child care assistance to help them transition off the program. There is a work activity requirement for each parent in order to be eligible for this program. Parents must pay a co-pay fee based on a sliding income scale.
At Risk Child Care. Parents whose time is ending on the Transitional Child Care Assistance program may be eligible for this child care assistance. Parents must pay a co-pay fee based on a sliding income scale.
At Risk Child Only. Children who are receiving Families First and are being cared for by someone other than their parent(s) may be eligible for this child care assistance. Caretakers must pay a co-pay fee based on a sliding income scale.
Teen Child Care Assistance. This program is for eligible high school or middle school mothers. These young mothers must stay in school in order to receive child care assistance. Parents must pay a co-pay fee based on a sliding income scale. For information, call 1-866-827-3372
Child Care Services
* Child Care Business Services
* Child Care Certificate Program
* Child Care Licensing Offices
* Child Care Resource & Referral Centers
* Choosing Child Care
* Financial Assistance
* Find Child Care
* Food Programs
* Gold Sneaker Initiative
* Licensing Forms
* Partnership Initiatives
* Report Card/Star Quality Program
* Report Child Care Violations/Complaints
* Resources for Parents
* Resources for Providers
* Rules and Regulations
* Types of Regulated Care
Reports and Information
* 2010-2011 CCDF Plan
* Child Care Certificate Program Manual
* Preface to Keeping Kids Safe/Personal Safety Curriculum
* Kids Safe Personal Safety Curriculum
* Memphis/Shelby County Child Care Providers
* Parent’s Guide to Choosing Quality Care
* Parent’s Handy Workbook for Choosing Quality Care
* Parent Co-Pay Schedule
* Qualitative Study of the Tennessee Report Card and Star-Quality Program and Support System
* Locate Your Local Child Care Provider
* Child Care Resource & Referral Centers
* Web Based Child Care Locator
* Child Care Complaint Hotline: 1-800-462-8261
* Child Care Licensing: (615) 313-4778
