1. Child Care Subsidy Program
Elissa Wynne, MSW
Child Care services Team Leader
Maine DHHS
Office of child and family services

2. What is CCSP
Federally funded by Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
Child Care Subsidy;
Improve the quality of child care available to low income families
Decrease the number of families who are incapable of working due to a lack of child care
Provide services and supports to families to encourage self sufficiency and;
Promote the development of social and educational skills to help children succeed in a school environment.

3. DHHS Office of Child and Family Services Office of Family Independence
Child Care Subsidy Program
TANF-ASPIRE
Office of Family Independence
TANF Block Grant
OFI
Receiving TANF and participating in ASPIRE
Time limit
Income guidelines

4. CCSP Eligibility Qualifying Activity Child Age Income
Work, School, Job Training
Child Age
Under the age of 13 OR physically or mentally incapable of caring for him or herself
Income
Once eligible parent can choose their own provider

5. CCSP Now 3,100 children 700 providers 7 staff No waiting list
Homeless preference
Continuity of care
Off-hour care
Licensed and unlicensed
Quality bump
Parent fee
Continuity of care-12 month eligibility, school breaks, job search

6. DHHS How to Apply for CCSP TANF-ASPIRE
Office of Child and Family Services
Child Care Subsidy Program
TANF-ASPIRE
Office of Family Independence
TANF Block Grant
OFI
Receiving TANF and participating in ASPIRE
Time limit
Income guidelines
Ask for Child Care Subsidy Program

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It’s not a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have. It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us. ~Barack Obama
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Elissa Wynne, MSW
Child Care Services Team Leader
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue
Augusta, Maine