Financial Assistance

Coming Soon: Limited Reopening of the Child Care Assistance Program Application

The Department of Human Services will start the process of reopening the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) for a limited number of slots, with the goal of allowing applications for new children in January.

The opportunity to apply will be first issued to families who fall into the program’s priority groups and who complete a registration form starting in December.

The limited number of available slots will be offered to priority groups (in accordance with state regulation) that include families with children experiencing homelessness, children with special needs, and children from households with very low incomes.

Due to the limited funding available, not all applicants who fall into a priority group and who are invited to apply may be granted assistance.

You can sign up to receive a notification email or text when the registration form is available.

Continue to visit www.ChildCareNJ.gov for updates.

If you need assistance paying for child care, you can check whether you are eligible for the Head Start child care program or if your school district has free child care for three- and four-year-olds.

Please visit the ChildCareNJ.gov CCAP Application Closed page for information.

The cost of child care for families represents a major household expense, often exceeding other expenses, such as housing. The State of New Jersey offers programs that can help families with the cost of child care. Low and moderate-income working families may be eligible to receive state subsidies for child care, including preschool instruction, before and after-school programs, summer camps and care for children with special needs.

Child Care Resources helps Monmouth County’s families link with these subsidy programs. Subsidy programs can be used for a variety of types of child care, such as licensed child care centers, registered family child care homes, licensed before and after-school programs and summer camps.

The subsidy programs available in Monmouth County are (please click on the links below to learn more about each subsidy program):

• New Jersey Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) – This program provides child care payments for families who are working full time, going to school full time or a combination of both.
• Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) – The eligibility for this program is determined by the Monmouth County Division of Social Services (MCDSS). If eligible, a parent is referred to Child Care Resources for their child care needs.
• Department of Education (DOE) Preschool Wraparound Child Care – This program is for those children enrolled in Department of Education Preschool programs in Asbury Park, Keansburg, Long Branch or Neptune for before and after-care and summer programming.
• Specialized Programs – These child care subsidy programs include programs that meet special populations, such as those children in Child Protective Services through the Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), children in legal custody of their grandparents or other family members and programs funded through other entities other than the State of New Jersey.