PolicyEngine · hua7450 · Mar 13, 2026 · Mar 13, 2026 · Mar 13, 2026 · Mar 13, 2026
diff --git a/changelog.d/ct-ccap.added.md b/changelog.d/ct-ccap.added.md
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+Add Connecticut Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP/Care 4 Kids).
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/hhs/ccdf/child_care_subsidy_programs.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ values:
   2021-01-01:
     - ca_child_care_subsidies  # California Child Care
     - co_child_care_subsidies  # Colorado Child Care Assistance Program
+    - ct_child_care_subsidies  # Connecticut Care 4 Kids
     - ma_child_care_subsidies  # Massachusetts Child Care Financial Assistance
     - ne_child_care_subsidies  # Nebraska Child Care Subsidy
 

diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/accreditation_bonus.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/accreditation_bonus.yaml
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+description: Connecticut provides this percentage increase for accredited providers under the Care 4 Kids program.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.05
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K accreditation bonus rate
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-13
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-13/
+    - title: CGA 2020-R-0274
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0274.pdf#page=1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/age_group.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/age_group.yaml
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+description: Connecticut determines the age group for the Care 4 Kids program based on child age.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K age group thresholds
+  reference:
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2025-Jun 2026
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jul-june.2026.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 1
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 6
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 2
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/child.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/child.yaml
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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to children younger than this age.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 13
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: CGS 17b-749(a)
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319t.htm#sec_17b-749
+    - title: CGA 2020-R-0274
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0274.pdf#page=1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/special_needs_child.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/age_threshold/special_needs_child.yaml
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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to children with special needs younger than this age.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 19
+
+metadata:
+  unit: year
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K special needs child age threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: CGS 17b-749(a)
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319t.htm#sec_17b-749
+    - title: CGA 2020-R-0274
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2020/rpt/pdf/2020-R-0274.pdf#page=1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/care_level.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/care_level.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+description: Connecticut determines the care level based on authorized hours per week under the Care 4 Kids program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: hour
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K care level by hours per week
+  reference:
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2025-Jun 2026
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jul-june.2026.pdf#page=1
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 4
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 16
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 3
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 35
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 2
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 51
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/family_fee/rate.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/family_fee/rate.yaml
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+description: Connecticut sets the family fee as this share of gross countable income under the Care 4 Kids program.
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: /1
+  amount_unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K family fee rate
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-13(f)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-13/
+    - title: C4K-POL-24-01 FY 2024-2025 State Median Income Standards
+      href: https://www.ctoec.org/forms-documents/c4k-annual-state-median-incomes-transmittal-fy-2025.pdf#page=3
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0
+      2025-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.02
+      2025-01-01: 0
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.2
+      2025-01-01: 0.2
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.04
+      2025-01-01: 0.03
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.3
+      2025-01-01: 0.4
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.06
+      2025-01-01: 0.05
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.4
+      2025-01-01: 0.6
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.08
+      2025-01-01: 0.07
+  - threshold:
+      2020-01-01: 0.5
+      2025-01-01: .inf
+    amount:
+      2020-01-01: 0.1
+      2025-01-01: 0
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/continuing_limit_smi.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/continuing_limit_smi.yaml
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+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to continuing recipients with income below this share of the state median income.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.5
+  2023-10-01: 0.65
+  2024-10-01: 0.85
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K continuing income limit SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: CGA 2023-R-0249
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/rpt/pdf/2023-R-0249.pdf#page=3
+    - title: C4K-POL-24-01 FY 2024-2025 State Median Income Standards
+      href: https://www.ctoec.org/forms-documents/c4k-annual-state-median-incomes-transmittal-fy-2025.pdf#page=1
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/deductions.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/deductions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+description: Connecticut deducts these income sources from countable income under the Care 4 Kids program.
+values:
+  2020-01-01:
+    - child_support_expense
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K countable income deductions
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-05(c)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-05/
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/initial_limit_smi.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/initial_limit_smi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: Connecticut limits the Care 4 Kids program to new applicants with income below this share of the state median income.
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.5
+  2023-10-01: 0.6
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K initial income limit SMI rate
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-05(a)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-05/
+    - title: CGA 2023-R-0249
+      href: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/rpt/pdf/2023-R-0249.pdf#page=3
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/sources.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/income/sources.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+description: Connecticut counts these income sources as countable income under the Care 4 Kids program.
+values:
+  2020-01-01:
+    - employment_income
+    - self_employment_income
+    - farm_income
+    - social_security
+    - pension_income
+    - unemployment_compensation
+    - workers_compensation
+    - alimony_income
+    - rental_income
+    - veterans_benefits
+    - disability_benefits
+
+metadata:
+  unit: list
+  period: year
+  label: Connecticut C4K countable income sources
+  reference:
+    - title: RCSA 17b-749-05(b)
+      href: https://eregulations.ct.gov/eRegsPortal/Browse/RCSA/Title_17bSubtitle_17b-749Section_17b-749-05/
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/index.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/index.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+description: Connecticut Care 4 Kids (C4K) child care subsidy program parameters.
+label: Connecticut C4K
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/rate/center/full_time.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/rate/center/full_time.yaml
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+description: Connecticut provides these weekly rates for center-based full-time care under the Care 4 Kids program.
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-USD
+  label: Connecticut C4K center full-time weekly rates
+  breakdown:
+    - ct_c4k_region
+    - ct_c4k_age_group
+  reference:
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jan-Jun 2024
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-Jan-1-Jun-30-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2024
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jan-Jun 2025
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jan-june.2025.pdf#page=1
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2025-Jun 2026
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jul-june.2026.pdf#page=1
+
+EASTERN:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 256
+    2024-07-01: 284
+    2025-07-01: 315
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 205
+    2024-07-01: 228
+    2025-07-01: 253
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 144
+    2024-07-01: 160
+    2025-07-01: 178
+NORTH_CENTRAL:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 339
+    2024-07-01: 376
+    2025-07-01: 417
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 225
+    2024-07-01: 250
+    2025-07-01: 278
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 159
+    2024-07-01: 176
+    2025-07-01: 195
+NORTHWEST:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 289
+    2024-07-01: 321
+    2025-07-01: 356
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 222
+    2024-07-01: 246
+    2025-07-01: 273
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 167
+    2024-07-01: 185
+    2025-07-01: 205
+SOUTH_CENTRAL:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 333
+    2024-07-01: 370
+    2025-07-01: 411
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 233
+    2024-07-01: 259
+    2025-07-01: 287
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 183
+    2024-07-01: 203
+    2025-07-01: 225
+SOUTHWEST:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 422
+    2024-07-01: 468
+    2025-07-01: 519
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 271
+    2024-07-01: 301
+    2025-07-01: 334
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 191
+    2024-07-01: 212
+    2025-07-01: 235
diff --git a/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/rate/center/full_time_plus.yaml b/policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ct/oec/c4k/rate/center/full_time_plus.yaml
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+description: Connecticut provides these weekly rates for center-based full-time plus care under the Care 4 Kids program.
+metadata:
+  period: week
+  unit: currency-USD
+  label: Connecticut C4K center full-time plus weekly rates
+  breakdown:
+    - ct_c4k_region
+    - ct_c4k_age_group
+  reference:
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jan-Jun 2024
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-Jan-1-Jun-30-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2024
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-2024.pdf#page=1
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jan-Jun 2025
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jan-june.2025.pdf#page=1
+    - title: C4K Weekly Payment Rates Jul 2025-Jun 2026
+      href: https://www.ctcare4kids.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Care-4-Kids-Weekly-Payment-Rates-jul-june.2026.pdf#page=1
+
+EASTERN:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 344
+    2024-07-01: 382
+    2025-07-01: 424
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 275
+    2024-07-01: 305
+    2025-07-01: 339
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 193
+    2024-07-01: 214
+    2025-07-01: 238
+NORTH_CENTRAL:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 454
+    2024-07-01: 504
+    2025-07-01: 559
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 302
+    2024-07-01: 335
+    2025-07-01: 372
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 213
+    2024-07-01: 236
+    2025-07-01: 262
+NORTHWEST:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 386
+    2024-07-01: 428
+    2025-07-01: 475
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 297
+    2024-07-01: 330
+    2025-07-01: 366
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 223
+    2024-07-01: 248
+    2025-07-01: 275
+SOUTH_CENTRAL:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 446
+    2024-07-01: 495
+    2025-07-01: 549
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 312
+    2024-07-01: 346
+    2025-07-01: 384
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 245
+    2024-07-01: 272
+    2025-07-01: 302
+SOUTHWEST:
+  INFANT_TODDLER:
+    2024-01-01: 565
+    2024-07-01: 627
+    2025-07-01: 696
+  PRE_SCHOOL:
+    2024-01-01: 363
+    2024-07-01: 403
+    2025-07-01: 447
+  SCHOOL_AGE:
+    2024-01-01: 255
+    2024-07-01: 283
+    2025-07-01: 314
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		Add Connecticut Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP/Care 4 Kids).
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		description: Connecticut Care 4 Kids (C4K) child care subsidy program parameters.
		label: Connecticut C4K