Child Care Assistance

CareerForce in Chaska is open, Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30pm. Child Care Assistance Applications are available in the CareerForce or apply online at the MN Benefits Website. 

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Child Care Assistance helps families with low incomes pay for child care so parents can work, attend school, or look for a job. This program is supported by state and federal funds. To be income eligible to receive child care assistance, families currently receiving benefits from the Minnesota Family Investment Program must have a gross annual income that is at or below the 67 percent exit level for their household size. All other Child Care Assistance Program applicants must have a gross annual income that is at or below the 47 percent entrance level for their household size. Please see DHS-6413L to see if you are income eligible based on current income and household size. A co-payment may be required depending on family size and income.

Child Care Assistance is available to families enrolled in the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Diversionary Work Program (DWP) and families in transition who received MFIP or DWP for at least three of the last six months.

Basic Sliding-Fee Child Care Assistance for families with low incomes not enrolled in MFIP or DWP may also be available. Funds are limited; those who would like to be screened and placed on the waiting list are asked to call (952) 361-1721. 

Please click this link to access Carver County's BSF CCAP plan for 2024-2025:

CCAP Plan

CCAP Amendment

The Carver County Child Care Assistance program can pay any licensed child care center or licensed family child care provider registered with Carver County. The Child Care Assistance Program can also pay legal unlicensed child care providers who are over the age of 18 and pass a background check. (There is a fee to cover the cost of the background check for an unlicensed provider.) If you need help in finding licensed child care, call (888) 291-9811 or visit Think Small Leaders in Early Learning.

Learn more about applying for Child Care Assistance by calling (952) 361-1721, or apply in person at the Carver County Government Center Human Services Building, 602 E. 4th Street, Chaska.

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