Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
To provide quality child care assistance to eligible families in order to support their efforts towards self-sufficiency.
About Us
The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) provides child care assistance to families who meet the income guidelines, meet current eligibility requirements, and families who are enrolled in the Colorado Works program. CCAP provides access to reduced cost child care at licensed child care facilities or qualified (unlicensed) providers.
- ATTENTION: Effective September 12, 2016, Larimer County is not adding new families to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and a waitlist has been put into place. In order to determine if you are eligible to be placed on the CCAP waitlist, you must complete the CCAP Application and provide all required verification listed. If there are changes to your waitlist status, you will be notified by phone & mail.
If you are interested in applying for the child care assistance, please submit the CCAP Application below and provide all required verification listed. When your application has been processed, you will be contacted by phone or mail.
For help finding a child care provider in Larimer County, contact the Mile High United Way Agency Child Care Options at 1-877-338-2273 or https://unitedwaydenver.org/2-1-1/
Please Note: Effective early 2018, the new CCCAP attendance system (ATS) will allow you to record and monitor your child's attendance from your child care provider's computer, tablet or smartphone using a unique personal identification number and valid email address.
In order to make a smooth transition into the new system, the following steps need taken:
Step 1: You must provide your child care worker with a valid email address.
Step 2: Setting a Childcare Attendance PIN: You will receive and ATS Welcome email, once childcare is authorized.
Step 3: Once you receive the ATS Welcome email, go to: http://www.coloradoshines.com/cochildcare to create a password and 8-digit PIN, within 24 hours of receipt of the email.
Step 4: You will use the 8-digit PIN to log into the childcare provider's kiosk to check your child(ren) in/out of the provider.
Training guides and recorded webinars are being posted to the Colorado Office of Early Childhood website, and more materials will be added soon!
