License Exempt Providers and CCAP With so many families working evenings, weekends and odd hours, license exempt providers (also known as family, friend and neighbor care), play an important role in the state's Child Care Assistance program (also known as CCAP). CCAP is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and assists low-income working families with paying for child care services. Any legally operating child care provider or program may choose to accept reimbursement payments from the CCAP for child care services provided.
To be paid through the CCAP program, ALL license-exempt providers must:
In addition to the above requirements, non-relative license exempt providers are also required to
The following license- exempt providers cannot receive CCAP payments:
Providers may be employed but will have to provide documentation that the outside employment does not interfere with the child care that is approved by the Department |
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