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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.