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Brightpoint is here to help you afford high-quality child care or preschool through one of our subsidized voucher programs. Many Indiana families are unable to access high-quality child care because it is too expensive. The Child Care Assistance program provides families the opportunity to work, go to school, or attend job training knowing their children are in a safe child care program or preschool. These programs work by providing vouchers to private care providers. Families are required to pay a portion of the cost and may choose from a wide list of licensed child care providers and accredited preschool programs.
The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) program is a federal program that helps low-income families obtain child care so that they may work, attend training or continue their education. The purpose of CCDF is to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care. Learn more about CCDF in Indiana below.
Learn more about CCDFOn My Way Pre-K is an Indiana program that awards vouchers to 4-year-olds from low-income families so they may have access to a high-quality pre-K program the year before they begin kindergarten. Families who are approved may use their voucher at any approved On My Way Pre-K program. More in depth information can be found on the state website below.
Learn more about On My Way Pre-KLeap Child Care Scholarship is a partnership between Brightpoint and LaunchPad of Kosciusko County to provide a unique opportunity for child care assistance to parents/guardians who reside in Kosciusko County. If you are seeking child care or are a provider in Kosciusko County, please visit the page below.
Learn more about LEAP ScholarshipTo be eligible for Child Care Assistance, families must have a valid service need, be employed or attending an accredited school program, and have a household gross income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines based on the last 30 days of income.
Yes. Brightpoint’s Child Care Assistance program serves Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley Counties in Indiana.
You will be placed on the list once you submit your application. Priority on the waitlist will be given to OMWPK applicants, families who earn below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), and children of child care workers. All other applicants will receive vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis as funding is available. While on the waitlist, you will receive regular communication to re-confirm your interest in receiving vouchers.
Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley. (If you are looking for Child Care Assistance and live outside our service area, please call 2-1-1 to find your provider.)
Step One: Families can apply for both programs online using the link below.
Step Two: After submitting an application, you will receive an email notifying you of your placement on the waitlist. Please note: Every 90 days the application must be updated per reminder letter from Brightpoint or you will be removed from the waiting list.
Step Three: When you are removed from the waiting list and accepted to the program, you will receive an Open Enrollment Letter from Brightpoint.
Step Four: Submit the required documents listed in your enrollment letter to Brightpoint via:
*If you receive a duplicate application error, please click here to complete a paper application and submit via fax to (844) 510-5775 or email to childcare@mybrightpoint.org
Call 1-800-589-3506 or (260) 423-3546 or fill out our contact form.
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