BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is giving eligible families the opportunity to apply for the Child Care Assistance Program before a waitlist begins October 1. The program currently serves approximately 24,500 Louisiana children. With the number of eligible families approaching the program’s budgeted funding level, the waitlist is being established to ensure funding is available for eligible families who apply before the end of September. The waitlist also implements a process for eligible families who apply on or after October 1 to access funding as soon as it becomes available.
Applications received prior to October 1 will be reviewed and receive funding immediately upon being determined eligible. Eligibility is currently determined within 60-90 days of receiving a complete application. Eligible children who are experiencing homelessness, children from families participating in STEP or Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, children in foster care, or eligible special needs children are exempt from the waiting list.
Eligible families who apply on or after October 1 will be placed on the waitlist. They will be notified that they have been placed on the waitlist via the LDOE website when applying online or by mail when using a paper application. When funding becomes available, the families at the top of the waitlist will be notified by phone, mail, and email. There is currently no limit on the number of families that can be added to the waitlist.
Families can ldeccap@la.gov. Questions can also be directed to 1-877-453-2721.
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