How to get state funded child care

Child Care Financial Assistance Options

Paying for quality child care can be a struggle for many families in the United States. The cost of child care is often the biggest part of a family’s budget and can be higher than the cost of housing, food, or even college tuition.

If you need help paying for child care, there are programs that can help. Below is a summary of different programs that may be available to help with the cost of child care.

Note: Your state or territory’s online child care search may indicate if a provider participates in a government financial assistance program or offers its own assistance or discounts. To find your state or territory’s online child care search, visit the “Find Child Care” page.

Government Programs

Child care financial assistance (also called vouchers, certificates, or subsidies): States and territories receive funding from the federal government to provide child care financial assistance for low-income families in their state. These programs help low-income families pay for child care so they can work or attend school. Eligibility requirements are different in each state. Select your state or territory on the “See Your State’s Resources page and review the “Financial Assistance for Families” tab to find your local child care financial assistance program.
Head Start and Early Head Start: Head Start and Early Head Start programs help prepare children from birth to age 5 for school and provide services to support children’s early learning and development, mental well-being, and physical health. Head Start and Early Head Start are available at no cost to eligible low-income families. Select your state or territory on the “See Your State’s Resources page and review the “Child Development and Early Learning” tab to find Head Start and Early Head Start programs in your state or territory.
State-funded prekindergarten: State-funded prekindergarten programs serve children between 3 and 5 years of age and focus on helping children get ready for kindergarten. Some states offer these programs to eligible families at low or no cost. Programs may be part-day or full-day. Select your state or territory on the “See Your State’s Resources”page and review the “Child Development and Early Learning” tab to see if public prekindergarten is available in your state or territory.
Military child care financial assistance programs: There are several programs that help military families pay for child care, wherever they are stationed. To learn more, visit the Child Care Financial Assistance for Military Families page.

Local and Provider-Specific Assistance and Discounts

Local assistance and scholarships: Local nonprofit organizations and individual child care providers may offer fee assistance or scholarships. Ask the providers that you are considering if they offer any child care assistance or scholarships.
Sibling discount: Some child care programs offer a discount to families that enroll siblings. They may take a percentage or a specific dollar amount off of a child’s weekly or monthly fee. They may also waive the registration fee or other fees. If you need care for more than one child, ask providers whether they offer sibling discounts.
Military discount: Some civilian child care providers (not associated with military child care) offer discounts for military service members. Ask potential providers if they offer a military discount.

Work- and School-Related Programs

Employer-sponsored Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account: Some employers may allow employees to put a portion of each paycheck into a special fund called a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, or “FSA,” to pay for child care services while the employees work. The money you contribute to a Dependent Care FSA is not subject to payroll taxes, so you end up paying less in taxes and taking home more of your paycheck. It can only be used to pay for dependent care, such as child care. Check with your human resources department to see if your employer offers this program.
Other employer resources: Some companies offer child care onsite for employees’ children. In addition, some child care programs may offer discounts for employees of certain companies. Find out if your employer has relationships with any nearby child care programs that offer employee discounts.
College or university child care: Some colleges and universities offer child care on campus. These programs may offer special discounts to students, faculty, and staff.

Native Hawaiian, Native Alaskan, and American Indian Programs

Tribal Child Care Financial Assistance: Many Tribes and Tribal organizations receive child care grants from the federal government to provide child care financial assistance to Tribal families. There are also more than 150 Head Start and Early Head Start programs that serve American Indian and Alaska Native children. Find these programs with the Head Start Center Locator.
Child Care Assistance for Indigenous People of Hawai’i and other Pacific Islands child care and preschool programs: There are programs in Hawaii that assist with cost of child care and preschool for children of Indigenous People of Hawai’i and other Pacific Islands. Families should contact PATCH (the local child care resource and referral agency) for more information.

Tax Credits and Support

Tax credits reduce the amount of tax you owe and may result in a tax refund. To claim tax credits, you need to meet certain requirements and file a tax return, even if you have no other filing requirement or owe no income tax.

Child and dependent care tax credit: This credit is available to people who had to pay for child care for their children (younger than age 13) so they could work or look for work.
Earned income tax credit: This tax credit helps low- to moderate-income workers and families get a tax break. If you qualify, you can use the credit to reduce the taxes you owe and possibly increase your refund.
IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance: This program provides free tax help to eligible low-income taxpayers.

Speak with a tax specialist or visit https://www.irs.gov/ to learn more about these tax credits and more.

Child Care Options | Childcare.gov

You want the best for your child.

Children need care that keeps them safe, healthy, and learning.

And you need a child care provider that supports you as your child’s most important teacher and works with you to ensure your child’s healthy development and learning.

When you have peace of mind that your child is safe, happy, and learning, you can focus on your work and providing for your family.

There are many types of child care to choose from, and it is important to find a provider that fits the needs of your child and your family. When choosing a child care provider, there are many factors to consider.

This section provides important information about different kinds of child care programs, including how different types of programs are regulated.

You will also find some tips and tools to help make your child care choice easier.

If you have questions or want to talk with someone about the types of child care available in your community, there are state and local agencies that can help you. They can provide additional information to help you make the best choice for your child.

You can select any of the agency types below to find more information about these services in your state. Once you select one of the agencies below, select your state under the “Get Child Care Resources”. You will then see a variety of child care related resources including information about finding quality child care and financial assistance for families.

Child care resource and referral (CCR&R) agencies: CCR&R agencies can help you by phone, in person, online, or via email. Most of these agencies also have websites with child care information and resources.

Child care licensing agencies: Licensing agencies set basic rules that must be followed to legally run a child care program. The purpose of these basic licensing regulations is to help protect the health and safety of children in child care. When states set these rules, they include different rules for different kinds of child care programs, such as child care centers and family child care homes. Here are some examples of topics covered by basic licensing regulations:

Safety in the building and physical environment
The number of children and child care providers on site
Preventing the spread of infectious diseases
Staff qualifications and training

Not all child care providers are required to be licensed, so it is important to check to see if the child care program you are considering is licensed.

The requirements for licensing vary across states and there are many different kinds of programs that may not be required to be licensed. You may not be able to tell if a provider is licensed just by visiting or talking to with the provider. Ask to see a license and check with the agency that is responsible for child care licensing in your state.

Child care assistance agencies: If you need help paying for child care, assistance may be available. Each state has an agency that is responsible for a child care assistance program that helps low-income families pay for child care. Each state has its own guidelines for who is eligible for assistance. These agencies may also help you learn about child care options in your state and local area.

Requirements and quality standards for child care programs: Child care requirements can be very confusing, and there are many different types of requirements to consider.

First, States have several types of requirements that child care providers must meet in order to operate legally. These may be called licensing, certification, or registration requirements. These requirements outline what providers must do to operate legally and what types of basic requirements must be met.
In addition, there are often requirements that providers must meet in order to receive public funding. There are many sources of public funding, but two of the biggest are Head Start and the Child Care and Development Fund. If you need assistance with child care, these programs may be able to help you with free or low-cost care and early education. Even if you don’t need assistance, you may end up choosing a child care program that receives public funding, so your program may be required to follow these requirements. Click here to learn more about child care financial assistance.
Finally, many states have additional child care quality standards. These types of quality standards are often part of a state or community quality rating and improvement system (QRIS). These quality rating and improvement systems award child care programs with stars or other symbols for rating levels to indicate higher quality. Looking for a higher rating is a great way to find high quality care. Check to see if your state operates a quality rating and improvement system and if the providers you are considering are part of it. Click here to learn more about what is available in your state.

Quality standards such as those included in licensing and QRIS reflect what child care programs should be doing to provide safe, legal, and effective care and early learning services for your family. To learn more about what you should look for and questions you should ask when you are looking for a high-quality program use this tool.

Monthly allowance for child care for persons not subject to compulsory social insurance

The applicant has the right to file a complaint against the decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the authorized body, its officials in the provision of public services (complaint), including in the pre-trial (out of court) procedure in the following cases:

violation of the application registration deadline;
violation of the term for the provision of public services;
requirement from the applicant of documents, information or actions not provided for by the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services;
refusal to provide a public service, if the grounds for refusal are not provided for by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation adopted in accordance with them;
refusal to accept documents, the submission of which is provided for by regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services;
requesting from the applicant, when providing a public service, a fee not provided for by the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation;
refusal of the authorized body, its officials to correct the misprints and errors made by them in the documents issued as a result of the provision of public services or violation of the deadline for such corrections;
violation of the term or procedure for issuing documents based on the results of the provision of public services;
suspension of the provision of public services, if the grounds for suspension are not provided for by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation adopted in accordance with them, laws and other regulatory legal acts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, municipal legal acts.

Subject of complaint

The subject of the complaint is a violation of the rights and legitimate interests of the applicant, unlawful decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the authorized body, its officials in the provision of public services, violation of the provisions of the administrative regulations and other regulatory legal acts that establish requirements for the provision of public services.

A citizen has the right to file a complaint in writing on paper by mail or in person to any PFR Client Service, as well as in electronic form:

on the official website pfr.gov.ru;
portal vashkontrol.ru;
portal do.gosuslugi.ru.

The reason for the appeal may be dissatisfaction with the quality of the provision of public services by the PFR, violation of the terms for the provision of services, violation of the terms for registering a request for a service, refusal to correct errors or typos, refusal to provide a public service, refusal to accept documents, demand for an additional fee.

Procedure for filing and handling a complaint

The complaint must contain:

name of the authorized body, last name, first name, patronymic (if any) of its officials providing the public service and (or) their leaders, decisions and actions (inaction) of which are being appealed;
last name, first name, patronymic (if any) of the applicant, information about the place of residence, as well as contact phone number (numbers), e-mail address (s) (if any) and postal address to which the answer should be sent to the applicant;
information about the appealed decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the authorized body, an official of the authorized body, its head;
arguments on the basis of which the applicant does not agree with the decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the authorized body, an official of the authorized body, its head.

The applicant shall submit documents (if any) confirming his arguments or copies thereof.

When filing a complaint in electronic form, the documents specified in paragraph 106 of the administrative regulations may be submitted in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature, the form of which is provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. In this case, an identity document of the applicant is not required.

In the authorized body, officials authorized to consider complaints are determined, who ensure:

receiving and handling complaints;
sending complaints to the body authorized to consider them.

Complaints against decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of an official of the authorized body are considered by the head of the authorized body or an official of the authorized body authorized to consider complaints. Complaints against decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the head of the authorized body are considered by an official of the executive authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation authorized to consider complaints.

If the complaint is filed by the applicant with a body whose competence does not include making a decision on the complaint, within 3 working days from the date of its registration, the said body sends the complaint to the body authorized to consider it and informs the complainant in writing about the redirection of the complaint.

The authorized body ensures:

equipment for receiving complaints;
informing applicants about the procedure for appealing against decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the authorized body, officials of the authorized body by posting information on information boards in places where public services are provided, on the website of the authorized body, on the Single portal, service portal;
advising applicants on the procedure for appealing against decisions and (or) actions (inaction) of the authorized body, officials of the authorized body at a personal appointment, by phone, using the website of the authorized body;
conclusion of agreements on interaction between the multifunctional center and the authorized body in terms of the implementation by the multifunctional center of receiving complaints and issuing the results of consideration of complaints to the applicant;
formation and quarterly submission to the Federal Service for Labor and Employment of reports on received and considered complaints (including the number of satisfied and unsatisfied complaints).

Deadlines for considering a complaint

A complaint received by the authorized body shall be subject to registration no later than the working day following the day of its receipt.

The complaint is subject to consideration within 15 working days from the date of its registration, and in the event of an appeal against the refusal of the authorized body to accept documents from the applicant or to correct misprints and errors, or in the event of an appeal against a violation of the established deadline for such corrections - within 5 working days from the date of its registration.

Result of consideration of the complaint

The result of the consideration of the complaint is the adoption of one of the following decisions:

satisfy the complaint, including in the form of cancellation of the decision made by the authorized body, correction of misprints and errors in documents issued as a result of the provision of public services, return to the applicant of funds, the collection of which is not provided for by the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, regulatory legal acts of the subjects Russian Federation, municipal legal acts;
refuse to satisfy the complaint.

When satisfying the complaint, the authorized body takes comprehensive measures to eliminate the identified violations, including the issuance of the result of the public service to the applicant no later than 5 working days from the date of the relevant decision, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

A complaint may be denied in the following cases:

availability of a court decision that has entered into legal force on a complaint about the same subject and on the same grounds;
filing a complaint by a person whose powers have not been confirmed in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
the presence of a decision on a complaint made earlier in accordance with the requirements of the Rules for filing and considering complaints against decisions and actions (inaction) of federal executive bodies and their officials, federal civil servants, officials of state non-budgetary funds of the Russian Federation, state corporations endowed with in accordance with federal laws, the powers to provide public services in the established field of activity, and their officials, organizations provided for by Part 1. 1 of Article 16 of the Federal Law "On the organization of the provision of state and municipal services", and their employees, as well as multifunctional centers for the provision of state and municipal services and their employees, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 840 dated August 16, 2012, in respect of the same applicant and on the same subject of the complaint.

A complaint may be left unanswered in the following cases:

presence in the complaint of obscene or offensive expressions, threats to life, health and property of an official of the authorized body, as well as members of his family;
the inability to read any part of the text of the complaint, the last name, first name, patronymic (if any) and (or) the postal address of the applicant indicated in the complaint.

In response to the results of the consideration of the complaint, the following shall be indicated:

name of the public service provider that considered the complaint, position, last name, first name, patronymic (if any) of the official who made the decision on the complaint;
number, date, place of the decision, including information about the official of the authorized body, the decision and (or) action (omission) of which is being appealed;
last name, first name, patronymic (if any) of the applicant;
grounds for making a decision on the complaint;
decision made on the complaint;
if the complaint is found to be justified, the terms for eliminating the identified violations, including the term for providing the result of the public service;
information on the procedure for appealing against the decision taken on the complaint.

In the event that, during or following the consideration of a complaint, signs of an administrative offense or crime are established, an official of the authorized body authorized to consider complaints shall send the available materials to the prosecution authorities.

The procedure for informing the applicant about the results of the consideration of the complaint

A reasoned response based on the results of the consideration of the complaint is signed by the official authorized to consider the complaint and sent to the applicant in writing or, at the request of the applicant, in the form of an electronic document signed by the electronic signature of the official authorized to consider the complaint, the type of which is established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, no later than the day following the day the decision is made on the results of the consideration of the complaint.

Procedure for appealing a decision on a complaint

The applicant has the right to appeal the decision taken on the complaint by sending it to the Federal Service for Labor and Employment.

If the applicant is not satisfied with the decision made during the consideration of the complaint or the absence of a decision on it, then he has the right to appeal the decision in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

The applicant's right to receive information and documents necessary to substantiate and consider the complaint

The applicant has the right to receive comprehensive information and documents necessary to substantiate and consider the complaint.

Ways to inform complainants about the procedure for filing and considering a complaint

Information on the procedure for filing and considering a complaint is posted on information boards in places where public services are provided, on the website of the authorized body, on the Single Portal, Services Portal, and can also be communicated to the applicant orally and (or) in writing.

List of regulatory legal acts regulating the procedure for pre-trial (out-of-court) appeal against decisions and actions (inaction) of the authorized body, as well as its officials

The procedure for pre-trial (out-of-court) appeals against decisions and actions (inaction) of the body providing the public service, as well as its officials, is regulated by Federal Law No. 210-FZ of July 27, 2010 “On the organization of the provision of state and municipal services” and the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 16 .2012 No. 840 “On the procedure for filing and considering complaints against decisions and actions (inaction) of federal executive bodies and their officials, federal civil servants, officials of state non-budgetary funds of the Russian Federation, state corporations vested in accordance with federal laws with powers to provision of public services in the established field of activity, and their officials, organizations provided for by Part 1.1 of Article 16 of the Federal Law "On the organization of the provision of state and municipal services", and their employees, as well as multifunctional centers for the provision of I am state and municipal services and their employees”.

Child care allowance up to one year old

You are not authorized. To receive the service, log in or register.

How to get the service online

Log in to the portal and click on the "Order the service online" button.
Fill out the application and sign it with an EDS (electronic digital signature). In the application, indicate the personal account number (IBAN) opened with Kazpost JSC , Halyk Bank JSC.

Note : The personal account must be opened in the name of the applicant.

In your personal account (in the "History of receiving services" section), read the notification of the appointment (refusal to assign) the childbirth allowance. Notification will be received within 7 business days.

*The online service is provided only in terms of granting childbirth and childcare allowance and is available to citizens whose child's birth record was recorded starting from August 13, 2007, as well as those who got married from June 1, 2008.

How to get a service in NJSC State Corporation "Government for Citizens" (required documents):

The service recipient (or his representative under a notarized power of attorney) submits an application.
An identity document in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Identity Documents" or a candas certificate for persons having the status of a candas (required for identification).
For residents of the city of Baikonur - a certificate from the department for accounting and registration of citizens of the housing sector of the city of Baikonur.
Birth certificate(s) of the child(ren) (or a certificate containing information from birth records) for identification.