North Dakota's Working Parents Child Care Relief pilot program matches some employer child care benefits.
You may be eligible for a match if:
- Your employer participates in the Working Parent Child Care Relief pilot program and offers a child care benefit of at least $300/child to employees
- You work in the state of North Dakota
- Your household income is not over 100% state median income
- You are raising children who are ages birth to 36 months
- Your children attend a licensed child care program in North Dakota
- You have applied for the Working Parents Child Care Relief pilot program
- Your employer opts-in to participate and provides at least a $300/month child care benefit
- You receive a code from your employer to use when applying for Working Parents Child Care Relief
- Gather your needed information (see next section)
- You apply
- HHS determines if you qualify for a match
- You sign up to receive payment from the state
- You receive your child care benefit from your employer
- Your employer submits proof of payment to HHS
- HHS matches your employer’s benefit up to program limit $300/month per infant/toddler
- HHS pays you the Working Parents Child Care Relief benefit
- You pay your child care provider
Family Size (Adults and Children) |
Maximum Monthly Household Income |
2 | $6,068 |
3 | $7,495 |
4 | $8,924 |
5 | $10,351 |
6 | $11,778 |
7 | $12,046 |
8 | $12,314 |
What you will need to gather before you apply:
- Working Parents Child Care Relief (WPCCR) employer code
- Legal names and birth dates of all household members
- A copy of a government-issued ID for the primary applicant
- A copy of monthly gross income information for all household members (the last 4 weeks)
- Pay (pay stubs or employer statement)
- Self-employment Income (most recent copy of Federal Income Tax form)
- Bonuses and Commissions
- Social Security, SSI benefits, Veteran’s benefits, Worker’s Compensation benefits, interest, dividends
- Pension/Retirement Benefits
- Lease and Rental Income
- Unemployment compensation (statement of eligibility from Job Service North Dakota)
- Child Support/Alimony (payments received)
- Regular contributions from friends/relatives (signed statement from the individual)
- Child Care Provider’s License Number
- Licensed providers are required by ND administrative rule to prominently display their license in the premises to which it applies. If you don’t see this posting, ask your child care provider for their license number
Finding and Choosing Child Care
Need help finding licensed child care? Visit the Early Childhood Information for Families page.
Paying for Child Care
Families can apply for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which helps pay a portion of the cost of child care for each eligible child (birth through 13th birthday) for qualifying families. Learn more at hhs.nd.gov/applyforhelp/ccap
For hardworking parents to get this benefit, they have to apply.
Questions?
Email: dhsec@nd.gov
Phone: 701-328-2115 press 2; 711 (TTY)