INFORMATION FOR CHILDCARE APPLICANTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Parent(s) must be working, going to school, or enrolled in a job-training program -- full or part-time. School may be high school, college (including post-graduate school), or GED preparation. Job training includes Vo-Tech, or job skills training program. Family meets Child Care Services’ gross monthly income guidelines. Parents must share the cost of child care by paying a co-payment fee based on a sliding fee scale; the closer a family comes to the maximum monthly amount, the higher their co-payment. Parent or child meets the federal definition of an Indian. Family lives within the Ottawa Tribe Child Care service area. The Ottawa Tribe service area is a 100-mile radius from the Tribal Complex in Miami, Oklahoma. Child(ren) is not older than 13 years of age. Documents List for Subsidy Certification Child’s age verification (birth certificate) Proof of parent or child’s tribal affiliation: CDIB or tribal membership card Proof of residence (utility bill with physical address of home) Family monthly income (current check stubs) Work or school schedule (letter from employer stating specific days and hours worked and rate of pay; letter from school official stating specific class schedule) Social Security cards for all family members Current immunization records TO APPLY FOR CHILDCARE: CLICK FORMS

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