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2.21 EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP The Child Care Scholarship Program works with local Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) to provide limited slots to the programs in order to provide child care funding to eligible families. Each eligible EHS-CCP is given a designated number of child care slots. Eligibility is handled at the State Office. An applicant may be determined eligible under this category if the following criteria is met: • Must be working, in school, in training, or disabled. • Must have a child between under the age of zero and 2 years old. • Must need child care a minimum of 15 hours per week. • Must be 18 years old or an emancipated minor AND • Must be at or below 85% of the state median income. • There is not a copay for this category.
If eligible, 12 months of child care will be approved.