Arkansas Education Department Revises Childcare Program

Arkansas education officials announce recently implemented changes to a childcare subsidy program, including reducing the required work hours and removing a lifetime limit on benefits.

The Child Care Assistance Program, which provides financial assistance to low-income families for quality childcare, is supported through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The changes to Arkansas’ program that took effect July 1 include the work hours families must compete moves down from 30 to 20, income eligibility is updated every you instead of every two years, and the 60-month limit to receive benefits has been removed. 

The Arkansas Department of Education made the changes “to increase families’ access to high-quality early learning experiences under the LEARNS Act,” according to the article from the Arkansas Advocate, which can be read in full thru the link at KTLO Website.

(Story edited from KTLO and the Arkansas Advocate)