CCAP Provider Resources
Child care providers may be eligible to receive payment through the Child Care Assistance Program.
For more information on participating in the Child Care Assistance Program as a child care provider, visit the Illinois Department of Human Services' Child Care Assistance Program Provider's Guide. This comprehensive guide includes information on provider registration, being approved as a CCAP provider, record keeping hints and tips, what to do when your address changes, background checks, monthly co-payments, the payment process, and your rights and responsibilities as a CCAP provider.
Helpful Forms & Resources
- Telephone Billing Information for Providers - Information about billing for child care by phone
- Telephone Billing Agreement - Form used to sign up for billing for child care by phone
- Illinois Debit Card Facts - Information about receiving payments for child care to a debit card
- Illinois Debit Card Payment Option Form - Request to receive payments for child care to a debit card
- W-9 Form (English) - IRS form required to receive payment
- W-9 Form (Español) - Formulario IRS requiere para recibir el pago
- Child Care Rate Certification Form - If you are a licensed home, child care center, or license-exempt child care center, you must complete this form to record your child care rate
- Child Care Assistance Program Payment Rates - The current payment rates for all provider types
- Health & Safety Training Checklist - A list of required training for license-exempt child care centers and license-exempt non-relative home providers
- DCFS License Exemption for School-Aged Programs - If you are a license-exempt child care center, you must have a current license exemption letter from DCFS to be eligible to receive child care payments with the assistance program