The Child Care Financial Assistance Program, also known as subsidy, can help your family pay for child care.
Who Is Eligible
To be eligible, your family must:
- Have an accepted service need (reason) for child care,
- Meet the income guidelines (effective 10/6/2024),
- The income guidelines are waived for children who have an Adoption Assistance Agreement through the VT Department for Children and Families and legal guardians who receive a Reach Up Child Only grant.
- Live in Vermont, and
- Have less than $1 million in assets.
How To Apply
There are two ways to apply for CCFAP:
- Complete the paper application and submit in person or by mail to your local community child care support agency. OR
- Submit an online application through the Child Development Division Information System (CDDIS) Parent Portal.
- If you provided an email address on your last application, you can use it to access the Parent Portal. If you have not provided an email address before, you can sign up for the Parent Portal now.
- For the best experience, it is highly encouraged to use Google Chrome on a laptop, tablet or desktop to fill out the application. Using a mobile phone to complete the online application is not recommended at this time.
- A document on how to help reduce the size of the files you are trying to upload will be available soon. (link for placeholder document)
Documents and additional forms needed to process your application can be submitted to your local community child care support agency or uploaded in the CDDIS Parent Portal.
If you get Reach Up, ask your case manager if they can authorize Child Care Financial Assistance for you. If they can, you won't have to complete an application.
What Happens Next
- Your local community child care support agency will determine your eligibility.
- If eligible, assistance may begin on the date they received your fully completed application.
- If you provide an email address on your application, all communication regarding your application will be accessed through the CDDIS Parent Portal. See the CDDIS Parent Portal Login Guide for help logging in.
If Your Application Is Approved
- We let you know how much CDD will pay, for how many hours, and for what period.
- We send authorized payments directly to your provider.
- You pay your provider any co-payment you are responsible for.
Where To Get Help
Staff in your local community child care support agency can:
- Answer your questions and help you apply.
- Provide copies of any forms you need to fill out.
- Help you find a child care provider if you don’t already have one.
