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40 A minimum Co-Payment Fee (For families with incomes above the federal poverty line and who meet the conditions in one of the service populations below will have a co-payment fee that is no more than $10):

• Transitional Child Care (TCC) recipients, • Teen Parents, • Children served by the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS), • Parents with a disability who are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and • Children with special needs. Please note: If there are other children in the family who are receiving child care services, the monthly co-payment fee shall be $10 or the child's prorated share of the family’s co-payment fee, whichever is less.

For all other parents, co-payment fees are calculated in CCPS based on family size and income by applying the CCDF Child Care Monthly Co-Payment Fee Scale for Parents.

Source: 45 CFR 98.45(k); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: August 2025

Rule 6.3 Assessing Co-Payment Fees Per Child

Child care providers must charge the co-payment fee listed on each child’s certificate. Co- payments cannot be waived for any reason. The child care provider shall not charge parents a higher co-payment than is listed on the child’s certificate. However, if the tuition amount for the public is higher than the subsidy reimbursement amount, the child care provider may charge CCPP participating families the difference in amounts. Full-time and part-time rates and co-payment amounts are listed on each certificate. Child care providers should ensure they are charging the correct co-payment amount based on the child’s full-time or part-time enrollment status.

If a parent has a child receiving full-time child care services, the total co-payment fee for full- time services is listed on the child's certificate.

If a parent has a child receiving part-time child care services, the total co-payment fee for part-time services is listed on the child’s certificate.

If a child is in full-time child care and part-time child care during the same month, the co- payment fee shall be assessed for the majority of the type of care provided.

For example: If a child is served sixteen (16) part-time days and five (5) full-time days, the part-time co-payment fee shall be assessed for the month.

Source: 45 CFR 98.45(k); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: August 2025