Parents
We understand that quality child care is expensive. Next to housing, child care is the largest expense in most families' budgets. At Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, we provide long term assistance with this cost to eligible participants. To be eligible to receive CCMS benefits, parents must:
- Be working and/or in school at least 25 hours per week,
- Be within income guidelines,
- Reside within the Rural Capital Area boundaries,
- Provide all required documentation and sign all required paperwork, and
- Participate with the Attorney General's office for the establishment of paternity and collection of child support if applicable.
Once eligible, the child care program assists with financial assistance with the payment of child care services.
It is important to note that this is a provider payment program and not an actual provider of child care. Parent(s) are required to choose their own regulated or qualified relative caregiver. A Child Care Advisor in any of our offices will help with providing child care provider referrals. Only regulated and licensed facilities that have a Memorandum of Understanding with Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area and qualified relatives are allowable for child care selection.
