| Child Care
Assistance Program
Located in Westside Center Site of the
Alaska Family Services, Inc.
899 W. Commercial Dr. Wasilla, AK. 99654
Need to find us?
General Information
- The Child Care Assistance Program is designed to assist
low income families with the cost of child care while they
are working and/or attending an approved training/educational
courses.
- The Child Care Assistance Program is administered by
the Alaska Family Services, Inc. for the Mat-Su Borough
from the Knik River Bridge past Talkeetna, and past Chickaloon.
We also administer the program for Distance Delivery areas
such as: Delta Junction, Healy, Anderson, Nenana, Tok, Cordova, Eyak, Tatitlek, and Chenega Bay.
- The Child Care Assistance Program is funded by a grant
from the Department of Health and Social Services, Division
of Public Assistance, Child Care Programs Office (CCPO). http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare
- The Child Care Assistance Program Goal: To promote excellence
in child care standards and to help ensure that safe, healthy,
quality child care is affordable and accessible to all Alaska’s
children and families.
- You choose your own child care provider, from providers
participating in the Child Care Assistance Program.
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To Qualify as a parent on the program
and receive child care assistance.
| Who Can Apply? |
- Single parents, two parent families, foster parents,
or guardians.
An application can be found on-line at http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare/forms.html or picked up from our office. We can also mail or fax an application to you.
- Child care can be provided for a dependant child who
is: Under age 13 or;
- Up to age 19, if the child is developmentally disabled as verified by a physician.
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To qualify as a parent on the program
you must be:
1. Activity eligible:
Working (includes self-employment), attending approved training/educational
courses or a combination of both. If a two parent family, both parents
must be engaged in eligible activities at the same time. Limited Seek
Work may be available. 2. Income eligible:
The amount of the family contribution is determined using your family
size and your gross monthly income. You may wish to access the web
calculator at
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare/calculator/index.cfm
Family size is determined by the number of biological and or married
parents and number of all children in the household; foster parents/
guardians and their child(ren). Children up to 18 years of age are
counted in family size if they are dependents living in the home.
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To Qualify as a provider on the program to be paid by Child
Care Assistance.
We are the Registration Office for all Approved
Providers in the Mat-Su Borough and for Distance Delivery areas
such as: Delta Junction, Healy, Anderson, Nenana, Tok Cordova, Eyak, Tatitlek, and Chenega Bay. For a child care facility
to be eligible for public funds by the Child Care Assistance Program
(CCAP), The Department of Public Assistance (DPA), or the Child
Care Food Program (CCFP) they must be either Licensed or Approved.
Licensed or Approved, which?
| Licensed: |
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| Call 1-888-268-4632
for more information or
contact the CCPO at
their e-mail address
ccpo@health.state.ak.us |
Approved:
Complete the Approved Provider Packet, which includes: |
- Interested Person Report for everyone 16 years or older living
in the household
- Criminal Justice Release of Information for everyone
16 yrs or older living in the household
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Approved providers are limited to 4 unrelated children total or
5 children if at least one is related to the provider (any children
living in the home under the age of 13 years are counted in this
total). Please Contact your local Child Care Assistance Office for information on the Approval process.
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Looking for a Child Care Provider?
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/apps/dpa/SearchFacilities.aspx
OR Contact:
Child Care Connection, Inc.,
877 W. Commercial Dr.
Wasilla, AK. 99654
Direct Line: (907) 373-5024
Website: www.childcareconnection.org
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Looking
for provider training?
 Call
or stop by the Child Care Connection, Inc., (see above)
Child Care Food Program:
visit the Child Care Subsidy Web Site
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare
Contact Information
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Closed daily 12:00pm - 12:30pm for lunch.
Phone: (907) 373-4450
Toll Free: 1-866-746-4080
Fax: (907) 373-4468, 24/7
Toll Free Fax: 1-888-415-6868, 24/7
If you have questions please e-mail: teresah@akafs.org
or call: (907) 373-4450
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