Montgomery County Georgia Web Portal - Subsidized Child Care Assistance

The State of Georgia’s Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program helps Georgia families pay for early childhood and school age care programs.

Subsidized care is available for children from age birth to age 13, or up to age 18 if the child has special needs. CAPS is available in all of Georgia’s 159 counties.

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Program Overview

The State of Georgia’s Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program helps Georgia families pay for early childhood and school age care programs. Subsidized care is available for children from age birth to age 13, or up to age 18 if the child has special needs. CAPS is available in each of Georgia’s 159 counties.

Parents or guardians may qualify to receive subsidized child care if they:

Have a limited income, and need child care to work, attend school, or participate in training.

Families that qualify for the CAPS program can choose their own child care providers. Most eligible families pay a portion of the child care fee directly to the provider and CAPS pays a portion of the fee directly to the provider. The fee is based on the number of people in the family and the amount of income that the family earns.

Funds Availibility

There is not enough money to serve all of the families who need help with child care and who are eligible. This has lead to increasing numbers of families on the waiting list.

As families move and/or drop out of the program, or as funds become available, families on the waiting list are contacted. It is difficult to predict how long a family on the list may wait.

To apply contact the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) in the county where you live.

A staff member at the county DFCS office will know if funds are available to serve additional families and can describe the program requirements.