A program funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services and administered by Child Care Resource & Referral.
Parents may receive help in paying for child care if they are:
Working and their gross income (before taxes are deducted) is below 185% of the federal poverty level (listed below). If a family is receiving any unearned income it will be added to the monthly gross income; OR
Completing a high school degree, Adult Education Program, GED Program, English as a Second Language program; OR
Enrolled in an Occupational or Vocational Training Program (ie. Cosmetology School); OR
Enrolled in an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree Program (first Bachelor’s only); OR
Receiving TANF cash assistance from the state and enrolled in an approved education / training program.
Prior to April 1, 2011
200% FPL
As of July 1, 2011
185% FPL
Family Size
Gross Monthly Income
Family Size
Gross Monthly Income
2
$2429.00
2
$2268.00
3
$3052.00
3
$2857.00
4
$3675.00
4
$3446.00
5
$4299.00
5
$4035.00
6
$4922.00
6
$4624.00
7
$5545.00
7
$5213.00
8
$6169.00
8
$5802.00
To qualify for financial assistance your total monthly income must be below the above stated monthly income for your family size.
If you would like to use the Illinois Department of Human Services “Child Care Eligibility Calculator” to see if you qualify for this assistance, please select the link below.
For further information or to apply for Financial Assistance please refer to the following documents available for download. The documents below are in Adobe Acrobat format, and require you to have Adobe’s Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If you do not have Adobe’s Acrobat Reader installed you may install it for free by selecting the link at the bottom of this page.
