Website: http://chfs.ky.gov 1 of 2 An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D DCC-113 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY R.12/24 Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Community Based Services Facts About the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Kentucky’s Child Care Assistance Program assists families in accessing and obtaining child care for: • Low income families with a working adult, an adult enrolled part-time or full-time in a certified trade school, accredited college, or university, or an adult participating in the SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) Program. • Individuals that are meeting eligibility requirements as an adult student enrolled in a certified trade school, accredited college, or university will have a 60 month cumulative lifetime limit. When the 60 month limit is met, child care benefits will discontinue at the end of the current eligibility period. • KTAP recipients who need child care while they participate in Kentucky Works activities. These include employment, education, job preparation activities, and other activities designed to assist the family to attain self-sufficiency. • Families not meeting the work or education/training requirement may have up to a minimum of three (3) months of eligibility to engage in an initial job search once in a twelve (12) month time period at initial application. Child care benefits will end after that period if the parent has not found employment or is not enrolled the equivalent of 6 credit hours in a qualified education/training activity, including SNAP E&T. • Families determined by Protection and Permanency as needing child care to mitigate risk of maltreatment, prevent entry into care, or support a placement out of home with a relative or fictive kin caregiver. • Teen parents attending elementary/middle/high school or GED classes. Eligibility Requirements • Child is: • A resident of Kentucky; • A U.S. Citizen or qualified legal immigrant; • Under thirteen (13) years of age; an exception for thirteen (13) to nineteen (19) years of age if child has a special need or court order; • Must have a need for child care to: maintain employment or education/training, support child protection and permanency services, or participate in SNAP E&T or Kentucky Works activities; • Has, at initial application, employment at an average of twenty (20) hours per week for a single parent and forty (40) hours combined for a couple; or • Enrolled part-time or full-time in a certified trade school, an accredited college or university; or • Participating in an initial Job Search; • A teen parent attending elementary/middle/high school or pursuing a general equivalency degree (GED). Changes You Must Report • Total gross (earned and unearned) monthly income exceeds 85% State Median Income (SMI) for their appropriate household size; • A non-temporary change in work, training, or educational activities; • Change in household size; • Change in marital status; • Change in address or residence; or • Change in child care provider(s) and/or changes in the scheduled hours care is needed. Income Eligibility Effective October 01, 2025, households must have their gross income at or below 85% of the State Median Income (SMI) to receive child care assistance. Income guidelines do not apply to cases approved by Protection and Permanency.

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Department for Community Based Services Division of Child Care Kentucky Child Care Maximum Payment Rate Chart Cabinet for Health and Family Services Website: http://chfs.ky.gov Page 1 of 4 An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D DCC-300 (R.10/22) 922 KAR 2:160

County Name Licensed Type I Licensed Type II Certified Registered Infant/Toddler Preschool School-Age Infant/Toddler Preschool School-Age Infant/Toddler Preschool School-Age Infant/Toddler Preschool School-Age Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day Full Day Part Day 1.Adair 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 2.Allen 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 3.Anderson 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 4.Ballard 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 5.Barren 34 31 32 29 29 29 24 19 30 29 29 19 24 19 27 19 27 19 13 8 13 8 13 8 6.Bath 28 28 27 26 27 26 26 21 25 20 25 20 26 20 22 20 22 20 13 8 13 8 13 8 7.Bell 27 27 25 25 27 26 24 19 25 25 27 19 24 18 25 17 20 12 13 8 13 8 13 8 8.Boone 47 43 41 34 37 32 47 41 34 34 36 32 36 31 34 31 28 26 16 10 15 9 14 8 9.Bourbon 47 43 41 34 37 32 47 41 34 34 36 32 36 31 34 31 28 26 16 10 15 9 14 8 10.Boyd 27 27 25 25 27 26 24 19 25 25 27 19 24 18 25 17 20 13 13 8 13 8 13 8 11.Boyle 47 43 41 34 37 32 47 41 34 34 36 32 36 31 34 31 28 26 16 10 15 9 14 8 12.Bracken 28 28 27 26 27 26 26 21 25 20 25 20 26 20 22 20 22 20 13 8 13 8 13 8 13.Breathitt 28 28 27 26 27 26 26 21 25 20 25 20 26 20 22 20 22 20 13 8 13 8 13 8 14.Breckinridge 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 15.Bullitt 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 16.Butler 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 17.Caldwell 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 18.Calloway 34 31 32 29 29 29 24 19 30 29 29 19 24 19 27 19 27 19 16 10 15 9 14 8 19.Campbell 47 43 41 34 37 32 47 41 34 34 36 32 36 31 34 31 28 26 13 8 13 8 13 8 20.Carlisle 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 21.Carroll 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 22.Carter 28 28 27 26 27 26 26 21 25 20 25 20 26 20 22 20 22 20 13 8 13 8 13 8 23.Casey 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 24.Christian 34 31 32 29 29 29 24 19 30 29 29 19 24 19 27 19 27 19 13 8 13 8 13 8 25.Clark 47 43 41 34 37 32 47 41 34 34 36 32 36 31 34 31 28 26 16 10 15 9 14 8 26.Clay 28 28 27 26 27 26 26 21 25 20 25 20 26 20 22 20 22 20 13 8 13 8 13 8 27.Clinton 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 28.Crittenden 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 29.Cumberland 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8 30.Daviess 34 31 32 29 29 29 24 19 30 29 29 19 24 19 27 19 27 19 13 8 13 8 13 8 31.Edmonson 29 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 28 26 27 24 28 27 24 22 27 22 13 8 13 8 13 8 32.Elliott 28 28 27 26 27 26 26 21 25 20 25 20 26 20 22 20 22 20 13 8 13 8 13 8 33.Estill 40 33 36 27 30 30 32 26 32 23 30 23 28 26 28 23 23 23 16 10 15 9 14 8