Child Care Expense Assistance | Missouri Family Support Division - Caldwell County

Must meet income guidelines, and need child care because you have a child under age thirteen, or age thirteen or older with a special need, and you are: working; attending school; in job training; disabled; being evaluated for training and/or employment; receiving child welfare services from the Department of Social Services Children’s Division; and/or you have a child with special needs.

Photo ID, SS numbers for everyone in the household, proof of address, proof of income and resources, including award letters. To check on your status, you may also use your case number.

M-F 8am-5pm those requesting an interview should arrive as early as possible in order to be seen

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Walk in or call to request that an application be mailed to you. You will also need to complete an interview with FSD.

Child care providers receive payment directly from DSS for payment of the state rate (varies by county), less any sliding fee. You are responsible for paying the sliding fee and any co-payment charges to the child care provider (except for Children’s Division families child care assistance). Parents/guardians can lose their child care assistance for failure to pay their sliding fee. Children with special needs may have sliding fee waived.

Caldwell County, MO