Investing in Mississippi’s future by supporting the care and development of young children in the state.
The Division of Early Childhood Care & Development administers programs that support child care across the state for the benefit of everyone involved: parents, employers, providers, and especially the children themselves.
Child Care Payment Program Manual Public Hearing
The Division of Early Childhood Care & Development (DECCD) will be holding a virtual public hearing to receive public comment on proposed updates to the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) Policy Manual.
October 22 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
All of Mississippi’s workforce benefits from having quality child care options.
Through the Child Care Payment Program, the Division of Early Childhood Care & Development (DECCD) helps parents and guardians find reliable, quality child care, and helps child care providers thrive as businesses.
FOR PARENTS
Parents who qualify for CCPP will be responsible for paying their child care provider a monthly
co-payment fee which will be based on family size and income.
For Providers
Participating CCPP child care providers are eligible to receive CCPP certificates from Mississippi parents and guardians for Child Care Services.
IMPORTANT CCPP INFORMATION
ECCD is currently accepting applications for the Child Care Payment Program for families who fall within the following categories: TANF families and families transitioning away from TANF assistance, MDCPS foster care children, teen parents, families with children that have special needs, deployed military families, and homeless families.
Beginning August 1, 2025 MDHS began accepting applications from working families that are not in the six currently eligible populations.
Families on the CCPP waitlist began receiving email notifications with a personalized application link and a unique code to access the application portal.
Parents who are not part of one of the six exception categories who attempt to submit a CCPP application will be given the option to enter their email address to receive notification when they are able to apply. Parents who are not currently on the waitlist are encouraged to enter their email address on the application to be added to the waitlist.
Have questions? Check out these FAQs.
Child Care Resource and Referral Centers (R&Rs)
R&Rs help parents find childcare by referring them to local childcare providers around the state. R&Rs also help child care providers by providing training and resources to the providers at no cost.
The services provided from R&Rs are:
- Helping families and caregivers in identifying high quality services.
- Providing developmental screenings to children ages 0-5.
- Lending libraries that allow families and providers to access age-appropriate learning materials families.
- Offering assistance and professional development to child care providers.
Full List of Resource & Referral Centers
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Get In Touch
Child Care Payment Program
Need help with the Child Care Payment Program? Call us at 800-877-7882.