Daycare Assistance (financial)

☞Missouri Family Support Division

The Missouri Child Care Assistance program provides assistance with payment for child care on a sliding fee basis for

eligible parents/guardians. The purpose of the Child Care Assistance program is to enable families to gain employment and remain employed. If you need child care because you have a child under age thirteen, or age thirteen or

older with a special need and:

• are working;

• attend school;

• are in job training;

• are disabled;

• are being evaluated for training and/or employment;

• have a child with special needs and/or;

• are receiving child welfare services from the Department of Social Services (DSS), Children’s Division (CD), you may contact your local Family Support Division (FSD) office to apply for Child Care Assistance.