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DCCA child care program servicing 160-plus clients
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Posted on Aug 06 2008
The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs’ child care program currently has more than 150 clients.
“The application process currently has approximately 164 actively clients, although there are still some clients that are going through re-eligibility,” said Child Care Program Director Maribel Loste.
The program allocates funds for the purchase of child care services to eligible families, thereby enhancing the quality and increasing the supply of child care for families in need.
The program prioritizes subsidies to families with very low income, special needs children and homeless families with children.
Child Care Development Funds are received from the Child Care Bureau, part of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and increase the availability of early childhood development and before-and after-school programs.
The program subsidizes 75 percent to 95 percent of costs for working parents looking for child care or assistance in paying for child care.
“There are two kinds of child care: one is the ‘center base child care provider’, which means a provider licensed or otherwise authorized to provide child care services for fewer than 24 hours per day per child in a non-residential setting,” Loste said.
The second type is “relative care”, which means child care is provided by grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors who are at least 18 years old and live separately from the recipient of the care, she said.
Any inquiries are referred to Loste at 664-2573.[B][I] (Saipan Tribune)[/I][/B]
