Child scharorship programs

The program helps to pay for care when parents are not available to care for their children: During working hours; During school or training hours, if meeting work requirements; If they are a teen parent attending high school; or If they are a parent receiving TANF who is participating in family investment agreement activities. Parents must be participating in eligible activities: Two-parent families shall work at least hours per month.

Single-parent families shall work at least 60 hours per month. Scholarship amounts are based on total monthly family income before taxes and deductions.

Only one family member must work in an essential business to qualify. There are other resources and supports available for those who do not work in essential businesses. Click here for more information. Build, Learn, Grow scholarships are accepted by participating early care and education, summer learning and out-of-school time programs across the state.

Participating programs will be listed here as they register. Yes, families already enrolled in early care and education programs qualify as long as at least one family member is an essential worker. Only one family member needs to work in an essential business for the family to be eligible for Build, Learn, Grow scholarships. Families should then submit both forms to their child care provider. For support completing your application or finding a participating provider, contact the Brighter Futures Indiana Solution Center via email, phone or chat, Monday-Thursday 8 a.

Call , email Solutioncenter earlylearningindiana. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency here. For support completing your application or finding a participating provider, contact the Brighter Futures Indiana Solution Center via email, phone or chat. Many child care facilities charge an additional amount to families -- this is called an additional fee and is the difference between the amount they charge any family, the reimbursement amount and the State assigned co-pay.

Payment information should be clearly addressed in any provider contract. Skip to main content. Pursuing child support, if both parents do not live within the same household composition. Willing to provide a Photo I. Only required of the head of households. Most recent four 4 weeks of consecutive pay stubs Proof of identity i. Proof of approved activity i. How does Child Care Scholarship Program work? The scholarship shows: The scholarship rate -- the part of the child care costs that the State is paying for the family The family co-payment -- the amount that the family is required to pay according to State regulation Families take the scholarship to a child care provider that participates in the Maryland EXCELS program.

Priorities for Service. The top priorities to receive the Child Care Scholarship are: Temporary Cash Assistance TCA applicants or recipients who are working, in job training, or in public school.