IL444-3455B DEC Rev 06.26 Important Parent Co-payment Information State of Illinois Department of Early Childhood IMPORTANT PARENT CO-PAYMENT INFORMATION Page 1 of 7 Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois -0- Copies

Effective July 1, 2026 Parents who have been approved for child care benefits are required to help pay for the cost of their child care. You MUST make a payment, called the Parent Co-Payment, to your child care provider each month. The amount of your Parent Co-Payment is shown on the Approval Notice. The State will deduct the Parent Co-Payment, from the total charges paid to your provider up to the maximum child care rate. If the co-payment is more than the total charges, the parent pays the lesser amount to the provider and no payment is made by the state. The Department will not pay for any child care charges over the maximum rate. Your provider will tell you when to pay the Parent Co-Payment, each week or once a month. If you have more than one provider, only one provider will be assigned to collect the Parent Co-Payment. The amount of the Parent Co-Payment will be shown on the Approval Notice for the provider assigned to collect the Parent Co-Payment. The Approval Notice will show if the provider is not assigned to collect the Parent Co-Payment. The amount of your Parent Co-Payment is based on gross monthly income and family size. The Parent Co-Payment amounts are listed below. If all the children in care are school age and approved for part day care for any month September through May, the amount of the Parent Co-Payment will be reduced by one-half for that month (See “Co- Pay Indicator B” below).

IL444-4343 DEC Rev 06.06 Child Care Payment Rates for Child Care Providers Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois Page 1 of 2 State of Illinois Department of Early Childhood CHILD CARE PAYMENT RATES FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS Payment Rates for Child Care Providers - Effective July 1, 2026 The rates listed below are the maximum rates that the Department will pay per day, listed in order by provider type. For care provided less than 5 hours per day, use the part-day rate. For care provided from 5 through 12 hours per day, use the full-day rate. For care provided more than 12 hours but less than 17 hours in a day, use the full -day rate for the first 12 hours and the part-day rate for the remainder. For care provided from 17 through 24 hours in a day, use the full-day rate for the first 12 hours and the full-day rate for the remainder. Licensed Day Care Center (760) GROUP 1A COUNTIES Cook DeKalb DuPage Kane Kendall Lake McHenry Under Age 2 Full-Day $67.00 Part-Day $34.00 Age 2 Full-Day $54.00 Part-Day $27.00 Age 3 and Older Full-Day $46.00 Part-Day $23.00 GROUP 1B COUNTIES Boone Peoria Winnebago Champaign Rock Island Woodford Kankakee Sangamon Madison St. Clair McLean Tazwell Monroe Whiteside Ogle Will Under Age 2 Full-Day $64.00 Part-Day $32.00 Age 2 Full-Day $51.00 Part-Day $26.00 Age 3 and Older Full-Day $43.00 Part-Day $22.00 GROUP 2 COUNTIES All other counties not listed above Under Age 2 Full-Day $57.00 Part-Day $29.00 Age 2 Full-Day $46.00 Part-Day $23.00 Age 3 and Older Full-Day $40.00 Part-Day $20.00 LICENSED-EXEMPT DAY CARE CENTER (761) GROUP 1A COUNTIES Cook DeKalb DuPage Kane Kendall Lake McHenry Under Age 2 Full-Day N/A Part-Day N/A Age 2 Full-Day N/A Part-Day N/A Age 3 and Older Full-Day $41.00 Part-Day $21.00 GROUP 1B COUNTIES Boone Peoria Winnebago Champaign Rock Island Woodford Kankakee Sangamon Madison St. Clair McLean Tazwell Monroe Whiteside Ogle Will Under Age 2 Full-Day N/A Part-Day N/A Age 2 Full-Day N/A Part-Day N/A Age 3 and Older Full-Day $35.00 Part-Day $18.00 GROUP 2 COUNTIES All other counties not listed above Under Age 2 Full-Day N/A Part-Day N/A Age 2 Full-Day N/A Part-Day N/A Age 3 and Older Full-Day $33.00 Part-Day $17.00