Add Connecticut Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

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Summary

Implement Connecticut's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), also known as Care 4 Kids (C4K), which provides child care subsidies to eligible families.

Background

Connecticut administers its CCDF-funded child care assistance program through the Care 4 Kids (C4K) program, operated by the Office of Early Childhood (OEC). The program helps low-income families pay for child care while they work, attend school, or participate in job training.

Key Components to Implement

• Eligibility determination (income, activity, age, residency)
• Income thresholds (initial eligibility and ongoing eligibility based on SMI)
• Family copayment calculation
• Provider payment rates by age group, care type, and region
• Integration with federal CCDF infrastructure (PR Add federal CCDF infrastructure for scaling CCAP to all states #7765 — asset and immigration eligibility)

Related

• Create federal CCDF infrastructure for scaling CCAP to all states #7764 — Federal CCDF infrastructure
• Implement Rhode Island CCAP #7738 — Rhode Island CCAP (reference implementation)