New Jersey Department of Human Services
Child Care Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
Help paying part of your child-care costs while you work, study, or train.
How to start
Apply for CCAP in MyNJHelps, then send the requested proof separately to your county childcare resource agency.
Good to know
- Not cancer-specific; individual financial, disability, activity, emergency, plan, and provider rules apply.
- Income and work, school, or job-training verification requested by the CCR&R.
The details, as published
CCAP pays part of child-care cost for income-eligible parents working, studying, or training. It fully reopened April 9, 2026 and remains open.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Child Care Assistance Program — practical items and home help
CCAP pays part of child-care cost for income-eligible parents working, studying, or training. It fully reopened April 9, 2026 and remains open.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A New Jersey B-ALL family may qualify when the separate program-specific rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: NJ.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Create or sign in to MyNJHelps and submit the CCAP application.
- Respond to the county CCR&R and submit requested CCAP verification by its instructions.
- If approved, select a participating provider and return the signed provider agreements.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Account required. CCAP-only documents cannot be uploaded in MyNJHelps and go separately to the county CCR&R.
Documents to prepare
- New Jersey residence verification requested by the CCR&R.
- Income and work, school, or job-training verification requested by the CCR&R.
- Parent/Applicant and Provider Agreement after approval.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Not cancer-specific; individual financial, disability, activity, emergency, plan, and provider rules apply.
- Confirm current individual eligibility, limits, capacity, and local application details.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Child Care Assistance Program · checked Aug 24, 2026