Head Start enrolled children are eligible for CCAP payments for child care hours outside of the Head Start hours. When a Head Start and Child Care program operates a Full Day Integrated model, an enrolled child is eligible for CCAP payments that include the Head Start hours. In an approved full day integrated model, the maximum CCAP payment is made based on the hours the child meets CCAP eligibility requirements (the hourly, daily, or weekly rate can be paid based on the numbers of hours the child is authorized to attend the program).

A Head Start and Child Care full-day integrated program model may operate in a Head Start facility, a child care center, or a licensed family child care provider home that provides Head Start services for at least six hours per day in one facility.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), has developed an approval process for Full Day Integrated Head Start Programs. Programs that operate a full day integrated model submit documentation as part of their state Head Start grant application. DCYF CCAP Provider Support will add a Provider Note to all eligible programs using the subject “Head Start Full Day Integrated Child Care Program” and identify the program as eligible for this policy.

Steps to determine if a CCAP eligible child enrolled in Head Start is eligible for full day services

If a Head Start program does not have a Provider Note identifying them as eligible, but provides at least six hours of care per day, contact DCYF using the CCAP Provider Communications Form on SIR to request more information.

Legal authority

Minnesota Statute 142E.10