How the CCAP Program Works for your Family
Learn how Child Care Assistance Program Works (Illinois Cares for Kids)
1. Does Your Family Qualify for Assistance?
Find out if you qualify by clicking here to use the online calculator
2. If Your Family Qualifies, Fill Out Digital or Paper Application
Digital Application for Child Care Assistance Funding
Paper Application for Child Care Assistance Funding
Kane and DuPage County
YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral Center (YWCA Metro Chicago CCR&R) promotes and facilitates affordable, quality child care through child care assistance, education, and advocacy. Parents in Kane and DuPage counties can call the YWCA CCR&R to receive a free customized referral and speak with a parent educator. Child Care Assistance is available to children ages birth to twelve for families to use for after-school care.
Cook County
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), assists low-income working families with paying for childcare services.