Implement Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (CCPP/CCAP)

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Summary

Implement Mississippi's Child Care Payment Program (CCPP), the state's CCDF-funded child care subsidy. The program is administered by the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Division of Early Childhood Care and Development (DECCD).

Program

• Program name: Child Care Payment Program (CCPP), commonly referred to as the state's child care subsidy / CCAP
• Agency: Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Division of Early Childhood Care and Development (DECCD)
• Funding: Federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
• What it does: Provides child care subsidies to eligible low-income families, paid to participating providers, to support work, education, and training activities.

Scope

• Income eligibility (percent of State Median Income / FPL as applicable)
• Activity / work requirements
• Provider payment rates (by age group, provider type, and care schedule)
• Family copayment / cost share
• Reuse of federal CCDF infrastructure where applicable (immigration eligibility, asset eligibility, program registry)

Files (expected)

• parameters/gov/states/ms/mdhs/ccap/
• variables/gov/states/ms/mdhs/ccap/
• tests/policy/baseline/gov/states/ms/mdhs/ccap/

This follows the pattern of other recently implemented state CCAP programs (RI, ME, NH, NJ, SC, WV, GA CAPS, etc.).