Financial Assistance for Child Care

Financial Assistance Information

Child Care Financial Day Care Assistance:    

The Department of Human Services Agency offers a child care assistance program for working families who meet income guidelines.  This program may pay part of the child care costs for employed parents and parents who are attending classes leading to a high school diploma or equivalent who use eligible care centers, family and group day care homes.  In-home day care aides and relatives may also be eligible.  For more information please contact your local DHS Agency:  Alcona (989) 724-2100; Alpena (989) 354-7200; Crawford (989) 348-7691;Cheboygan (231) 627-8500; Iosco (989) 742-2100; Montmorency (989) 785-4218; Oscoda (989) 826-4000; Otsego (989) 732-1702; Presque Isle (989) 734-2108 or click here to contact your local DHS office.

Click here to see if you are eligible based on your income.

Click here to apply for assistance.

Women's Caring Program: 

The Women's Caring Program offers child care assistance to subsidize child care while families work and/or complete education.  Funding is limited and eligibility is based on income.  For more information or to request an application, please contact Michigan 4C Association at 1-800-950-4171.

T.E.A.C.H.  (Teacher Education And Compensation Helps)

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Michigan is a unique scholarship opportunity that ties education to compensation and commitment. T.E.A.C.H. scholarship program may provide: majority of tuition and books, reimbursement for part of the release time provided by the sponsoring program for the scholarship recipient, A travel stipend, A bonus upon completion of each scholarship contract. academic counseling and administrative support. For more information or to request an application, please contact Michigan 4C Association at 1-800-950-4171.

Income Tax Credits: 

Child Care Credit:  Parents who have paid someone to care for a child so they could work may be able to reduce their federal income tax by claiming the credit for child care expenses on their tax return.  This credit is available to people who, in order to work or to look for work, have paid for child care services for dependents under age 13.  The credit is a percentage (20-35%), based on your adjusted gross income, of the amount of work-related child care expenses you paid to a care provider. 

Child Credit:  This credit is available to families with dependent children under age 17 whose adjusted gross income does not exceed $110,000 for married and $75,000 for single individuals .  To be eligible, a single or married worker must be able to claim the dependant child.  The maximum amount you can claim for the credit is $1,000 for each qualifying child.  Whether you receive the full credit for the year is dependent on the amount of taxes you owe.

Earned Income Credit:  This credit is for certain people who work and have earned income under $35,458. It reduces the amount of tax you owe and may also give you a refund. For more information you can call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 or you can visit http://www.irs.gov/.

MIChild and Healthy Kids Health Insurance:

Women who are pregnant and children under the age of 19 may receive help with medical expenses.  Each program covers most health care services for children and pregnant women’s needs.  Program eligibility is based on monthly gross income, family size, and age of the children.  For more information please call 1-888-988-6300 for MIChild and 1-888-858-5929 for Healthy Kids. 

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