Childcare Assistance

Child Care Assistance in Alaska is known as “Parents Achieving Self Sufficiency” (PASS) and is divided into three categories; PASS I, PASS II, and PASS III.

PASS I – provides child care assistance to families receiving benefits under the Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (TA).

PASS II – provides child care assistance for up to a twelve-month period to families leaving TA who continue to need child care while working, in job training or attending school.

PASS III – provides child care assistance to families who are not eligible for PASS I or PASS II and are working, in job training or attending school.

Childcare Assistance Application