• A recipient of Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or within CCS income guidelines. • Willing to have your child immunized to Maryland state standards or provide documentation supporting Exemption from Immunization. • Pursuing child support, if both parents do not live within the same household composition. • Willing to provide proof that each child needing child care is a citizen of the United States or otherwise qualified. Note: Parents are not required to be citizens of the United States. • Willing to provide proof of identity for all members within the household. (Proof of identity for the parent can be any form of a government issued document. The birth certificate or immigration status documentation can serve as proof of identity for each child.) • Willing to provide a Photo ID. (Only required of the head of households.) “High-quality care and education programs at a young age translate to a better start in kindergarten,” says Dr. Karen Salmon, State Superintendent of Schools. “We want families to take advantage of this important expansion in eligibility.” For those who wish to apply, the Child Care Subsidy application can be found at earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org. Additional documentation and subsidy forms are required once the application is approved. Complete guidelines can be found
Maryland's Child Care Scholarship program
through the Maryland Department of Education Division of Early Childcare website.
W
orking families in Maryland with a child care provider who participates in the Maryland EXCELS program may qualify for financial assistance through the Child Care Scholarship
(CCS), formerly known as the Child Care Subsidy Program. The CCS program is funded through a combination of state and federal sources, which provide financial assistance to help eligible families working or attending educational/training programs to afford child care costs by issuing vouchers, which are then given to the child care providers. In 2018 Governor Larry Hogan signed a law that increases provider reimbursement rates over the next three years to “not less than the 60th percentile of the cost of child care market rate by 2022.” This legislation, combined with improved federal funding through the Child Care Development Block Grant, allows CCS to reach more eligible families. Eligibility for CCS is based on annual income and the number of household members. The sliding scale starts at an annual income of $48,637 for a family of two, increasing with each additional family member all the way up to $102,996 for a family of ten. In addition, the following requirements must be met by the applicant(s): • A Maryland resident who is working/employed, in an approved training program or attending school. For families where both parents live within the same household, both parents must meet all eligibility requirements.
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