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CCAP Updates: Memos and Bulletins

Current memos and bulletins are available for two years after they are published.

Legislative and policy change memos

2026

• Eliminating Schedule Reporter Designation (PDF). February 25, 2026

2025

• Minnesota Paid Leave (PDF). December 18, 2025
• RSDI Income Reduction – MEC² Changes (PDF). October 17, 2025
• Legal Nonlicensed Provider (LNL) Annual Training Requirements (PDF). September 30, 2025
• Child Care Assistance Program Update on DCYF Centralized Provider Registration (PDF). August 26, 2025
• Parent Aware Ratings and MEC² (PDF). June 16, 2025.
• CCAP Mental Health Support for MFIP Child Only Families (PDF). May 7, 2025.
• Child Care Assistance Program and the change to MFIP six-month budgeting (PDF). April 1, 2025.
• Centralizing Provider Registration Update (PDF). March 25, 2025.

2024

• Child Care Assistance Program and Early Learning Scholarships (PDF). January 31, 2024
• MEC2 Updates – Provider Disqualification and Payment Stops (PDF). February 9, 2024
• Child Care Assistance Program Implementation of Change to Nonrecurring Income policy (PDF). June 6, 2024
• MEC2 Updates – attendance record overpayment (PDF). June 14, 2024
• Provider Guidance for Child Care Assistance Program Holiday Payments – June and July 2024 (PDF). July 3,2024
• County and Tribal Guidance for Child Care Assistance Program Holiday Payments – June and July 2024 (PDF). July 3, 2024
• Provider Guidance for Emergency Weather-Related Closures (PDF). July 5, 2024
• County and Tribal Guidance for for Emergency Weather-Related Closures (PDF). July 5, 2024
• August 1, 2024 Legislative Clarification and Registration Form Updates (PDF). July 31, 2024
• Child Care Assistance Program Implementation of change to Family Definition policy (PDF). August 14, 2024.
• Child Care Assistance Program Implementation of RSDI Income policy change (PDF). August 14, 2024.
• Child Care Assistance Program Absent Day Policy Clarifications (PDF). September 18, 2024
• Provider Financial Information and License Changes (PDF). October 21, 2024
• Centralized Provider Registration (PDF). November 14, 2024
• Maximum Rates and Registration Fees (PDF). November 15, 2024
• Holiday Payment Policy (PDF) December 17, 2024

CCAP administration memos

2024

• Child Care Assistance Program Provider Hub Timeline (PDF). April 17, 2024
• Health and Safety Incident Reporting – LNL (PDF). April 16, 2024

Bulletins

The Minnesota Department of Human Services posts all bulletins issued in the last two years on the Minnesota Department of Human Services bulletins website. This list includes recent bulletins developed in whole, or in part, by the Child Care Assistance Program.

2025

• Child Care Assistance Program 2025 Legislative Changes (PDF). July 17, 2025
• Good Cause Exemption for Child Support Cooperation Processes, Procedures and Best Practices for Public Assistance Programs (PDF). July 9, 2025
• Implementing Child Care Assistance Program Centralized Provider Registration (PDF). April 21, 2025

2024

• Child Care Assistance Program 2024 Legislative Changes (PDF). June 20, 2024
• County Human Services General Records Retention Schedule (PDF). September 27, 2024