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Child Care and Development Fund Program

What is Child Care and Development Fund?

The Child Care and Development Fund offers support to low-income households who want child care due to work, work-related training and/or attending school.

Who is eligible for this program?

In order to be eligible for this benefit program, you need to be a parent or primary caregiver accountable for children below the age of 13 years of age, or below 19 if incompetent of self-care or under court supervision who require help paying for childcare; and must also indicate your financial condition as low income or very low income. In order to be eligible you must also be either having a job or in some States registered in a training or education program.

How to go about this program?

The following details will guide you to the following stages to apply for this benefit.

How to apply for this program?

For more details, check out the Program Contact details below.

Program Contact Information

Make use of this locator tool to get contact details for State and Territorial Child Care Subsidy Agencies:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov

Or Dial the toll free:
800-424-2246

To find out whether you are qualified to get child care financial support, get in touch with your State, Territorial, or Tribal Child Care and Development Fund subsidy agency.