Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) can help to make quality child care affordable for income-eligible families. All families will have a copayment based on their gross income and family size.

Child Care Assistance Program Application - This is the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Application. You may be eligible to get help for your child care expenses so you can work, look for work, or attend school.
 

CCAP Providers

Information and paperwork for providers that work with the Child Care Assistance Program. Providers must be registered in order to work with child care assistance. If you are a licensed provider, you may register by completing and returning the following forms: Registration and Acknowledgement form, W-9, and the Privacy Practices form. The Direct Deposit form may be completed at any time for providers that would like their Child Care Assistance payments paid by direct deposit. 

CCAP Child Care Provider Guide - This is a guide that explains what child care providers need to know to get payment from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for families who get benefits from the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). 

CCAP Licensed Provider Registration and Acknowledgement - CAP form used by counties to register licensed child care providers so they can be authorized to receive child care assistance payments. 

W-9 - Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification 

Child Care Provider's Responsibilities and Rights - Child Care Assistance Programs (CCAP) information sheet explaining child care provider's rights and responsibilities. 

Notice of Privacy Practices - General Notice of Privacy Practices (combined HIPAA-compliant Notice & Tennessen warning) for county agencies. 

Direct Deposit for the MinnesotaChild Care Assistance Program - Brochure explaining the benefits of directly depositing child care payments to bank accounts. The brochure includes a Direct Deposit Authorization form.

Contact: childcare@stlouiscountymn.gov
 

CCAP Plan

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is designated under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B as the lead state agency for supervision of county administration of the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.08, subd.3 requires counties to submit a biennial Child Care Fund Plan to the commissioner. The Department of Human Services will complete the review and approval of County Child Care Fund Plans. Counties will receive approval letters for their Child Care Fund Plans from the commissioner of DHS.
The Child Care Assistance Program rules and laws allow counties limited discretion to establish some local policies and procedures. These local policies and procedures, when included in this plan and approved by the Commissioner, are considered county policy and are used to support county agency decisions during appeals. The Department of Human Services encourages counties to develop county optional policies for the child care assistance program in coordination with local child care stakeholders. This may include regional child care resource and referral agencies, parent participants, employers, family and center based child care providers, community Head Start programs, schools, public health, community collaboratives, employment counselors, county social services, income maintenance, child support, fraud prevention and other interested governmental and private sector parties.