What is Child Care Assistance?
How Much Does ICCP Assist a Family for Child Care?
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Child Care Assistance, available through Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP), helps low-income families pay for child care. Child care cash tuition assistance is available to eligible families through the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. This program is for parents who work, attend school, or participate in approved activities to help prevent children from being placed in foster care.

The ICCP helps pay for a portion of child care services and the parents pay the remaining portion.

The amount of assistance a family receives from ICCP is based on certain factors:

• Number of hours the parents are working, in school, or participating in approved activities
• Parent’s income
• Cost of child care
• Age of child
• Location and type of provider selected

ICCP can only pay up to a certain amount for the cost of child care. Payments are sent directly to the child care provider for the amount the family qualifies for, based on the factors above. If a provider charges more than the ICCP limit, parents will have to pay the difference.

Parents must pay the provider for all of the costs not covered by ICCP. The portion that parents pay is called the "co-pay." Families are able to select from a variety of authorized providers.

For more information about eligibility and how to apply for assistance visit Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's ICCP Child Care Assistance Program or call the 2-1-1 Idaho CareLine by dialing 2-1-1, or 1-800-926-2588.