Does your family need help paying for child care, preschool, or afterschool services? The Child Care Financial Assistance Program helps Vermont children access quality child care by covering some or all child care costs for eligible families.

To be eligible for financial assistance, families must:
-Have child(ren) age 6 weeks to 13 years (19 years for those with special needs),
-Have an approved reason for needing child care, like work or training,
-Meet Vermont’s income guidelines (even a family of four making $105,000 qualifies),
-Be a Vermont resident
-Have less than $1 million in assets, and
-Have child(ren) with an eligible citizenship status (not required starting July 1st).

Does this sound like your family? Visit the program’s webpage (dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/ccfap) to learn more.

If you have questions, you can contact your local Community Child Care Support Agency (dcf.vermont.gov/contacts/partners/cccsa). Agency staff can also help you find child care, preschool, or afterschool services.

Change is coming! If you don’t meet the income guidelines now, you may on April 7th. New guidelines will expand eligibility based on family size and income. More families may qualify for assistance; for example, a family of four making $124,800 will qualify. Subscribe to receive news/updates on our homepage at http://dcf.vermont.gov/cdd.