Abba's House 

Need Help Paying For Child Care?

 

Abba's is an active participant of Maryland Excels which enables us to accept Child Care subsidies for those who are eligible.

 

ELIGIBILITY

Families in the following categories may be eligible:

Family Size Maximum Annual Income

Family of 2 $24,277

Family of 3 $29,990

Family of 4 $35,702

Family of 5 $41,414

Family of 6 $47,127

Family of 7 $48,198

Family of 8 $49,269

Family of 9 $50,340

Family of 10 $51,411

NOTE: For teen parents and non-parent custodians $5,000 is disregarded from their gross annual income.

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APPLICATION

To apply, a family must submit the following information to their local department of social services:

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• A signed application to the local department of social services.

• Verification of wages (most recent 4 weeks of pay stubs or a letter from the employer stating work schedule and gross salary).

• Verification of training or school attendance with days and hours of activity.

• Verification of child support payments or an application to agree to pursue child support. Application - English      Solicitud - en español

WHAT TO BRING:

• Proof of identity for all household members includes, but is not limited to, a valid unexpired United States passport, a birth certificate, a valid driver's license or a current photo identification card.

• Proof of address (apartment or house lease; electric, gas, water or phone bill)

• Proof of income (most recent 4 weeks of pay stubs or a letter from the employer stating gross salary)

• If you are a student, proof of enrollment

• Proof that your child(ren) has met the Maryland State Immunization requirement.

• If you are a single parent, proof that you have met child support requirements by reporting information about the absent parent.  

 

Application - English      Solicitud - en español

 

HOW DOES C.C.S. WORK?

Eligible families receive a voucher from the local department of social services to take to the provider of their choice.  The voucher indicates the local department's subsidy rate and the parental assigned copayment. The subsidy is paid bi-weekly by the centralized payment processing center to the providers. The family must pay the copayment directly to the providers.

 

CO-PAYMENT

A voucher co-payment is the amount that the customer is assigned to pay to the provider towards the cost of child care by the local department of social services.

• The youngest child in care is considered the first child in the household and is assessed the highest co-payment.

• The second child in care, who is the next oldest, is assessed a lower co-payment.

• The third child in care, who is the next oldest to the second, will have the same co-payment as the second child.

• No co-payment is assigned for the fourth and subsequent child.

Families eligible for Temporary Cash Assistance and Supplemental Security Income have a $0 assigned co-payment for all children.

 

For more information please visit: 

http://msde.maryland.gov/MSDE/divisions/child_care/subsidy/

http://www.dhr.state.md.us/blog/?page_id=1265

(INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE MSDE OOC)