Child care assistance by state.

Each state runs its own program to help families pay for child care. Find the program, the agency and how to apply, each linked to an official source.

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States we have checked

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StateProgramRun byLast checked
AlabamaChild Care Subsidy ProgramAlabama Department of Human ResourcesNovember 3, 2026
AlaskaChild Care Assistance ProgramAlaska Department of HealthNovember 3, 2026
ArizonaChild Care Assistance ProgramArizona Department of Economic SecurityNovember 3, 2026
ArkansasSchool Readiness AssistanceArkansas Department of Education, Office of Early ChildhoodNovember 3, 2026
CaliforniaCalWORKs Child CareCalifornia Department of Social ServicesNovember 3, 2026
ColoradoColorado Child Care Assistance ProgramColorado Department of Early ChildhoodNovember 3, 2026
ConnecticutCare 4 KidsConnecticut Office of Early ChildhoodNovember 3, 2026
DelawarePurchase of CareDelaware Division of Social ServicesNovember 3, 2026
District of ColumbiaDC Child Care Subsidy ProgramOffice of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)November 3, 2026
FloridaSchool readiness programFlorida Department of EducationNovember 3, 2026
GeorgiaChildcare and Parent ServicesGeorgia Department of Early Care and LearningNovember 3, 2026
HawaiiChild Care SubsidyHawaii Department of Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
IdahoIdaho Child Care ProgramIdaho Department of Health and WelfareNovember 3, 2026
IllinoisChild Care Assistance ProgramIllinois Department of Early ChildhoodNovember 3, 2026
IndianaChild Care and Development FundOffice of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning, Indiana Family and Social Services AdministrationNovember 3, 2026
IowaChild Care AssistanceIowa Department of Health and Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
KansasChild Care AssistanceKansas Department for Children and FamiliesNovember 3, 2026
KentuckyChild Care Assistance ProgramDivision of Child CareNovember 3, 2026
LouisianaChild Care Assistance ProgramLouisiana Department of EducationNovember 3, 2026
MaineChild Care Affordability ProgramMaine Department of Health and Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
MassachusettsChild Care Financial AssistanceMassachusetts Department of Early Education and CareNovember 3, 2026
MichiganChild Development and CareMichigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and PotentialNovember 3, 2026
MinnesotaChild Care Assistance ProgramMinnesota Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesNovember 3, 2026
MississippiChild Care Payment ProgramMississippi Department of Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
MissouriChild Care Subsidy ProgramMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of ChildhoodNovember 3, 2026
MontanaBest Beginnings Child Care ScholarshipMontana DPHHS Early Childhood and Family Support DivisionNovember 3, 2026
NebraskaChild Care Subsidy ProgramNebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
NevadaChild Care and Development ProgramNevada Division of Social ServicesNovember 3, 2026
New HampshireNH Child Care Scholarship ProgramNew Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Child Development and Head Start CollaborationNovember 3, 2026
New JerseyNew Jersey Child Care Assistance ProgramNew Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family DevelopmentNovember 3, 2026
New MexicoChild Care AssistanceNew Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care DepartmentNovember 3, 2026
New YorkChild Care Assistance ProgramNew York State Office of Children and Family ServicesNovember 3, 2026
North CarolinaSubsidized Child Care Assistance ProgramNC DHHS Division of Child Development and Early EducationNovember 3, 2026
North DakotaChild Care Assistance ProgramNorth Dakota Health and Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
OhioPublicly Funded Child CareOhio Department of Children and YouthNovember 3, 2026
OklahomaChild Care Subsidy ProgramOklahoma Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
OregonEmployment Related Day CareOregon Department of Early Learning and CareNovember 3, 2026
PennsylvaniaChild Care WorksPennsylvania Department of Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
Rhode IslandChild Care Assistance Program (CCAP)Rhode Island Department of Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
South DakotaChild Care AssistanceSouth Dakota Department of Social ServicesNovember 3, 2026
TennesseeChild Care Payment AssistanceTennessee Department of Human ServicesNovember 3, 2026
TexasChild Care ServicesTexas Workforce CommissionNovember 3, 2026
UtahEmployment Support Child CareDepartment of Workforce ServicesNovember 3, 2026
VermontChild Care Financial Assistance ProgramVermont Department for Children and Families, Child Development DivisionNovember 3, 2026
VirginiaChild Care Subsidy ProgramVirginia Department of EducationNovember 3, 2026
WashingtonWorking Connections Child CareWashington State Department of Children, Youth, and FamiliesNovember 3, 2026
West VirginiaChild Care AssistanceWest Virginia Department of Human Services, Bureau for Family AssistanceNovember 3, 2026
WisconsinWisconsin SharesWisconsin Department of Children and FamiliesNovember 3, 2026
WyomingChild Care Subsidy ProgramWyoming Department of Family ServicesNovember 3, 2026

States still to check

We add a state only after we read its facts on an official government site.

Maryland, South Carolina.

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