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17 Chapter 3: Priority Service Populations

CCPP serves families who fall under these characteristics. If CCPP funding becomes limited, families will be served in the order in which they are listed below.

Priority Service Populations

1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients/Transitional Child Care (TCC) recipients, 2. Homeless children, as defined by McKinney-Vento Act, 3. Children who meet the definition of Protective Service as identified in Chapter 2 of this document, 4. Teen parents who satisfy all work and/or educational requirements, 5. Special needs populations, these clients include (up to 85% of the SMI): a) Children with documented special needs or parent(s) with a documented disability 6. Children of parents who are deployed by a branch of the United States Armed Services (up to 85% of the SMI).

Other Service Populations

1. Children of very low-income working parent(s) whose income is at 50% or below the SMI. 2. Children of parent(s) meeting work and/or educational requirements whose income is at or below 85 percent of the SMI.

Source: 45 CFR 98.46; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: August 2025

Rule 3.1 Eligibility Guidelines by Priority Group

The eligibility guidelines for each Priority Service group are as follows:

TANF and TCC clients

1. Not required to complete an online Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) application form. 2. Eligibility for CCPP is determined by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), the MDHS TANF/TCC Case Manager determines full or part-time care. 3. Must meet TANF/TCC eligibility requirements. 4. Receive a certificate based on the referral date entered by the MDHS TANF/TCC Case Manager. 5. Parents are required to comply with all the requirements for the TANF/TCC program in order to remain eligible for child care assistance beyond the 12-month eligibility period.