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North Dakota needs current information from childcare providers to evaluate Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) reimbursement rates.
Your response matters. If too few providers complete the Market Rate Survey, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) may not have enough current market information to update CCAP reimbursement rates to reflect current costs.
The survey helps HHS understand changes in childcare rates, operating costs, inflation, capacity and the childcare landscape across North Dakota.
Click the button below to complete the survey.
Takes approximately 20–30 minutes
Have your childcare license number ready
Complete one survey for each licensed location
Complete the survey
Annual update and Market Rate Survey HHS in partnership with Child Care Aware® of North Dakota
Due to funding limitations, CCAP implemented a waitlist beginning Dec. 1, 2025. Below is an overview of what providers should expect.
Who is Not Subject to the Waitlist
The following households are not placed on the waitlist:
Families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Families participating in the Crossroads program
Waitlist Placement and Priority
Families who are otherwise eligible for CCAP and not exempt will be placed on the waitlist, including those applying for the workforce benefit, after completing an application and meeting all eligibility requirements.
Priority for the waitlist is given to:
Families experiencing homelessness
Families with income between 0–30% of State Median Income (SMI)
Moving Families Off the Waitlist
Families remain on the waitlist until funding becomes available or they are removed due to withdrawal, ineligibility, or lack of contact.
Eligibility begins the first day of the month the family is approved off the waitlist, once all required information is received.
What Providers Should Know
CCAP will notify families when funding becomes available and they can be moved from the waitlist
Providers should encourage families to keep their contact information current to avoid delays or removal from the waitlist.
Thank you to everyone who attended the November 2024 CCAP Policy Update & Provider Insight sessions!
If you missed the session or would like to review the information, you can view the presentation here .
Check back for information about future events.
Printable Childcare Workforce Benefit overview
The Child Care Workforce Benefit is designed to support the dedicated employees of licensed child care programs in North Dakota. This benefit aims to alleviate the cost of child care and enhance the well-being of our valuable workforce. This effort was made possible by the ND Child Care Initiative.
What is the Child Care Workforce Benefit?
This benefit is tailored to help licensed child care providers in North Dakota recruit and retain employees by providing help with child care costs.
Eligible employees may receive the benefit even if their children are enrolled in a program other than where the parent works.
Eligible employees, regardless of their household income will receive CCAP payments for their child care costs up to the full-time state max rate and also have their co-payment waived.
Who is Eligible?
Employees who live in North Dakota.
Child care employees who work at least an average of 25 hours per week at a ND licensed child care program or ND tribally licensed program.
How Do Employees Apply?
Employee completes a CCAP application.
If employees are already receiving CCAP, they will just need to complete the SFN 354 and email it to applyforhelp@nd.gov . If you have trouble downloading this form, find help by clicking here .
Why Participate?
The Child Care Workforce Benefit is an alternative to offering employees a discounted rate for their own children attending the child care program where they work.
You can use this as a recruiting tool when posting open employment opportunities.
How Do I Participate as an Employer?
If you are already accepting CCAP children, there is nothing new that you need to do.
If you are not, you will need to create an account in the Provider Self-Service Portal (SSP) and provide a W-9 to the CCAP state office. See the CCAP Provider Self-Service Portal section of this page to get started in the SSP.
Where Can My Staff Learn About Eligibility and How to Participate?
Full details for employees can be found on the CCAP webpage .
Questions?
For questions about the Child Care Workforce Benefit email ccap@nd.gov .