DES now has a child care waiting list in place for most families applying to the program. Learn more about the waiting list on the Child Care Assistance page.
As a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA), and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the Department of Economic Security (DES) received an increase in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) award of approximately $1.3 billion, with funding available from March 2020 through September 2024.
The Arizona Child Care Infrastructure Plan (8/2023) details how DES focused its funding to support families and child care providers across the state. Arizona’s Child Care stabilization programs support growth and sustainability of Arizona’s quality child care system, ensuring widespread access to quality child care across the state, providing support to low-income working families.
The following scholarships and resources were in effect:
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Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable modification based on language or disability should submit a request as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the modification. The process for requesting a reasonable modification can be found at Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Modification