Get Pa Cy 868 2018

Child care providers operating a program for four or more unrelated children must be certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

The CCIS assesses each family a weekly co-payment which is paid on the first service day of the week and each week thereafter. Parents/Caretakers are also required to pay an equivalent advance co-payment to the provider, which is refunded to the parent/caretaker upon termination of the child's enrollment.

For more information, call the Child Care Works helpline at: 1-877-4-PA-KIDS (1-877-472-5437) or click here to find the appropriate ELRC for your county.

The subsidized child care program helps low-income families pay their child care fees. The state and federal governments fund this program, which is managed by the Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) office located in your county. If you meet the guidelines: The ELRC will pay a part of your child care cost.

Call all 1-888-461-KIDS (5437) to find your local CCIS office and submit an application. You can also apply online at .compass.state.pa.us.

Community Legal Services may be able to help you with this. If you get a job and leave TANF cash assistance, your child care subsidy can continue as a “former TANF” family, as long as you are working enough. There is no waiting list for child care for former TANF families.

Pennsylvania CCIS (Child Care Information Services) The subsidized child care program helps low-income families pay their child care fees. The state and federal governments fund this program, which is managed by the Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) office located in your county.