No Applications for State’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Will Be Accepted After July 31, 2025

Due to limited funding, starting Friday, August 1, 2025, the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) will not be accepting new applications. Applications received or postmarked after July 31, 2025, will not be reviewed.

Children currently served by the Child Care Assistance Program will continue to receive assistance for the duration of their agreement and at scheduled redeterminations, as long as they remain eligible. Unfortunately, new children cannot be added to existing CCAP cases after July 31, 2025.

If you need assistance paying for child care, you can check whether you are eligible for the Head Start child care program or if your school district has free child care for three- and four-year-olds.

Additional funding is not anticipated for the foreseeable future.

Please visit the ChildCareNJ.gov CCAP Application Closed page for information.