1.2 Goals
The Child Care Subsidy Program promotes children’s healthy development while supporting family economic stability by providing financial assistance for child care services. Through the Child Care Subsidy Program, OSSE works to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care services. To achieve this goal, the Child Care Subsidy Program is designed to: • Support family economic stability by providing eligible families with the financial resources to afford high-quality child care services; • Support the healthy development of participating children; • Empower families to make their own decisions regarding the child care that best suits their family’s needs; and • Provide consumer education information to help families make informed choices about child care services.