Individuals eligible for child care subsidy from the Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Affordability Program must comply with income eligibility criteria below.

Funds | State Funds (SPSS) Fund for a Healthy Maine (FHM) Child Care Development Funds (CCDF) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Income Eligibility | All families must meet income guidelines of gross family income at or below 125% Fee Assessment | Fees are assessed to all families.

FAMILY SIZE | ANNUAL INCOME | MONTHLY INCOME (ANNUAL/12) | WEEKLY INCOME (ANNUAL/4.3) 1 | $76,742.25 | $6,395.19 | $1487.25 2 | $100,355.25 | $8,362.94 | $1944.87 3 | $123,968.25 | $10,330.69 | $2402.49 4 | $147,581.25 | $12,298.44 | $2860.10 5 | $171,194.25 | $14,266.19 | $3317.72 6 | $194,807.25 | $16,233.94 | $3775.33 7 | $199,234.69 | $16,602.89 | $3861.14 8 | $203,662.13 | $16,971.84 | $3946.94 9 | $208,089.56 | $17,340.80 | $4032.74 10 | $212,517.00 | $17,709.75 | $4118.55

Add 3% for additional family members. For families with more than one child in care, the youngest child is always considered the first child enrolled. The total amount of assessed fees to a family shall not exceed 10% of the family’s gross income for all of their children.

Weekly fee assessments must be rounded down to the nearest dollar. All assessed parent fees shall be paid directly to the caregiver by the parent.

SMI DATA: https://acf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ocs/COMM_LIHEAP_IM2025-02_SMIStateTable_Att4.pdf

CCAP Parent Fee Guide (FY26) How to Find Your Weekly Parent Fee • Find your household size • Find your weekly income (before taxes) • Match your income to your household table • Multiply your income by the percentage shown Income × % = Weekly Parent Fee Effective April 18, 2026 Changes apply at annual redetermination State Median Income (SMI)based on FY26 LIHEAP State Median Income (by household size)

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 1 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $356.93 0% $356.94 – $416.42 1% $416.43 – $475.91 2% $475.92 – $535.40 3% $535.41 – $654.38 4% $654.39 – $773.36 5% $773.37 – $892.34 6% $892.35 – $1,070.81 7% $1,070.82 – $1,189.79 8% $1,189.80 – $1,308.77 9% $1,308.78 – $1,487.25 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 2 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $466.75 0% $466.76 – $544.55 1% $544.56 – $622.34 2% $622.35 – $700.14 3% $700.15 – $855.73 4% $855.74 – $1,011.32 5% $1,011.33 – $1,166.91 6% $1,166.92 – $1,400.29 7% $1,400.30 – $1,555.88 8% $1,555.89 – $1,711.47 9% $1,711.48 – $1,944.87 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 3 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $576.58 0% $576.59– $672.68 1% $672.69 – $768.78 2% $768.79 – $864.88 3% $864.89 – $1,057.07 4% $1,057.08 – $1,249.27 5% $1,249.28 – $1,441.47 6% $1,441.48 – $1,729.77 7% $1,729.78 – $1,921.97 8% $1,921.98 – $2,114.17 9% $2,114.18 – $2,402.49 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 4 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $686.40 0% $686.41 – $800.81 1% $800.82 – $915.21 2% $915.22 – $1,029.61 3% $1,029.62 – $1,258.42 4% $1,258.43 – $1,487.23 5% $1,487.24 – $1,716.04 6% $1,716.05 – $2,059.25 7% $2,059.26 – $2,288.06 8% $2,288.07 – $2,516.87 9% $2,516.88 – $2,860.10 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 5 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $796.23 0% $796.24 – $928.93 1% $928.94 – $1,061.64 2% $1,061.65 – $1,194.35 3% $1,194.36 – $1,459.77 4% $1,459.78 – $1,725.19 5% $1,725.20 – $1,990.60 6% $1,990.61 – $2,388.73 7% $2,388.74 – $2,654.15 8% $2,654.16 – $2,919.57 9% $2,919.58 – $3,317.72 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 6 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $906.05 0% $906.06 – $1,057.06 1% $1,057.07 – $1,208.08 2% $1,208.09 – $1,359.09 3% $1,359.10 – $1,661.12 4% $1,661.13 – $1,963.14 5% $1,963.15 – $2,265.17 6% $2,265.18 – $2,718.21 7% $2,718.22 – $3,020.24 8% $3,020.25 – $3,322.26 9% $3,322.27 – $3,775.33 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 7 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $926.64 0% $926.65 – $1,081.09 1% $1,081.10 – $1,235.53 2% $1,235.54 – $1,389.98 3% $1,389.99 – $1,698.87 4% $1,698.88 – $2,007.76 5% $2,007.77 – $2,316.65 6% $2,316.66 – $2,779.99 7% $2,780.00 – $3,088.88 8% $3,088.89 – $3,397.77 9% $3,397.78 – $3,861.14 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 8 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $947.23 0% $947.24 – $1,105.11 1% $1,105.12 – $1,262.99 2% $1,263.00 – $1,420.87 3% $1,420.88 – $1,736.62 4% $1,736.63 – $2,052.38 5% $2,052.39 – $2,368.13 6% $2,368.14 – $2,841.77 7% $2,841.78 – $3,157.52 8% $3,157.53 – $3,473.28 9% $3,473.29 – $3,946.94 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 9 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $967.83 0% $967.84 – $1,129.14 1% $1,129.15 – $1,290.45 2% $1,290.46 – $1,451.76 3% $1,451.77 – $1,774.37 4% $1,774.38 – $2,096.99 5% $2,097.00 – $2,419.61 6% $2,419.62 – $2,903.54 7% $2,903.55 – $3,226.16 8% $3,226.17 – $3,548.78 9% $3,548.79 – $4,032.74 10%

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 10 Weekly Income Fee % Up to $988.42 0% $988.43 – $1,153.16 1% $1,153.17 – $1,317.90 2% $1,317.91 – $1,482.64 3% $1,482.65 – $1,812.13 4% $1,812.14 – $2,141.61 5% $2,141.62 – $2,471.09 6% $2,471.10 – $2,965.32 7% $2,965.33 – $3,294.80 8% $3,294.81 – $3,624.29 9% $3,624.30 – $4,118.55 10%

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