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    • About 
      • Our Story
      • Statement on Racism
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive Leadership
      • Careers
      • Annual Reports
    • Families 
      • Find Child Care
      • Child Care Subsidy
      • Early Head Start
      • Find Public Pre-K
      • Kindergarten Transition
      • Taking Care
      • More Resources
    • Early Educators 
      • Training
      • Technical Assistance
      • Family Child Care
      • Starting a Child Care Program
      • Child Care Subsidy
      • Food Program
      • ECE Shared Resources
      • More Resources
      • Creating the Future Conference
    • News & Reports 
      • R6 Child Care Supply & Demand
      • NC Child Care Supply & Demand
      • COVID-19
      • News
  • About 
    • Our Story
    • Statement on Racism
    • Board of Directors
    • Executive Leadership
    • Careers
    • Annual Reports
  • Families 
    • Find Child Care
    • Child Care Subsidy
    • Early Head Start
    • Find Public Pre-K
    • Kindergarten Transition
    • Taking Care
    • More Resources
  • Early Educators 
    • Training
    • Technical Assistance
    • Family Child Care
    • Starting a Child Care Program
    • Child Care Subsidy
    • Food Program
    • ECE Shared Resources
    • More Resources
    • Creating the Future Conference
  • News & Reports 
    • R6 Child Care Supply & Demand
    • NC Child Care Supply & Demand
    • COVID-19
    • News
  • …  
    • About 
      • Our Story
      • Statement on Racism
      • Board of Directors
      • Executive Leadership
      • Careers
      • Annual Reports
    • Families 
      • Find Child Care
      • Child Care Subsidy
      • Early Head Start
      • Find Public Pre-K
      • Kindergarten Transition
      • Taking Care
      • More Resources
    • Early Educators 
      • Training
      • Technical Assistance
      • Family Child Care
      • Starting a Child Care Program
      • Child Care Subsidy
      • Food Program
      • ECE Shared Resources
      • More Resources
      • Creating the Future Conference
    • News & Reports 
      • R6 Child Care Supply & Demand
      • NC Child Care Supply & Demand
      • COVID-19
      • News
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  • Child Care Financial Aid logo

    Your child is priceless.
    Child care is expensive.

    The cost of child care for the first five years of a child's life is now $65,441 (average cost of center-based care in Mecklenburg County). That’s more than in-state tuition to a 4-year college or university. Child Care Resources Inc. works with families across the economic spectrum to find child care solutions that work for you and your family.

     

    Under contract to Mecklenburg County, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, and others, CCRI administers child care financial aid to help income-eligible families better afford the cost of quality child care for children ages birth to 12. What do these funds do?

    • Enable families to work and/or attend school to move closer to economic self-sufficiency
    • Help teen parents stay in school
    • Help ensure that children from low-income families have equal access to quality early learning programs

    Child Care Resources Inc. administers several child care subsidy programs, which serve children of different ages and have varied eligibility requirements. These programs include:

    • State Child Care Subsidy (serving children birth-12)
       
    • Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Subsidy (serving children birth-5)
       
    • Mecklenburg County funded programs:
      • Waitlist Reduction Initiative Subsidy (serving children birth-pre-kindergarten 5)
         
      • Expanded Eligibility for Working Families Subsidy Program (serving children birth-12)
    Click here for Parent Policies for State, Smart Start, and Waitlist Reduction Initiative Subsidy Programs.
  • Contact Us

    Parents wanting to inquire about child care subsidy and eligibility should call Child Care Search at 704-348-2181.

     

    Parents who are already receiving services should contact the Child Care Financial Aid department at 704-335-9438 ext. 804 or email at subsidy@childcareresourcesinc.org.

     

  • How to Apply

    1

    Contact

    Call CCRI's Child Care Search team at 704.348.2181. A parent counselor will talk with you about financial aid and initial eligibility guidelines, and you can make an appointment to speak with a case manager.

    2

    Appointment

    During your appointment, you will meet with a Child Care Financial Aid Case Worker. You will be required to provide written documentation that will be used to determine eligibility for child care financial aid.

    3

    Selection

    Upon approval of child care financial aid, you must select a legally operating child care program that participates in the child care financial aid program.

    4

    Voucher

    If you are eligible for child care financial aid, you will receive a voucher to help you pay for the cost of child care.

    5

    Wait List

    If the demand for aid is greater than available funding, your child's name will be placed on a waitlist. Once funding becomes available, you will be contacted to complete a formal application.

Where We Serve

Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union,

Rowan, and Stanly counties

Training Catalog

Winter 2023 Offerings

Contact Us

704-376-6697

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