Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)

The goal of this program is to provide access to quality child care that allows parents to work, attend education and training programs and/or to participate in the Kentucky Temporary Assistance Program (K-TAP). 

Child care subsidies are also available for child protective services.  Child care services through the CCAP are purchased from licensed, certified and registered providers. 

The division contracts with five service agents to administer the program.  For contact information click on the appropriate service area:

• Audubon Area Community Services  – Western Region
• Community Coordinated Child Care (4C) – Jefferson and Surrounding  Counties
• Eastern KY Child Care Coalition– Eastern Region
• Northern KY Area Development District (NKADD)  – Northern Region
• Child Care Council (3C's) – Bluegrass Region

Service Agent Map

Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) served 79,712 children in SFY ’06 with expenditures for care of $149,044,892.

State Plan - Kentucky's Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Plan focuses on meeting the need for child care through specific strategies.

• Kentucky's 2006-2007 Approved State Plan
• Amendment 10-05,  Amendment 01-06
• Attachments for the 2006-2007 State Plan:
  Attachment 5, Attachment 6, Attachment 7, Attachment 8, Attachment 8 Part 2 

For additional information on Kentucky's State Plan.

Links to the preliminary CCDF State Plan for FFY2008-2009 and attachments are below:

• Kentucky's CCDF State Plan 08-09

Comments can be sent to:

Robin Herring
Division of Child Care
275 E. Main St. 3C-F
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
or email Ms. Herring at: Robin.Herring@ky.gov