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Applications for the 2024 - 2025 school year are now available!

Apply online!

Translated applications available for download here.
Calculate your estimated tuition here.

Offered a placement? Finish your enrollment here!

Language assistance available.

preschool@seattle.gov
(206) 386-1050
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提供语言协助。
Kaalmada luqadda waa laga heli karaa.
Gargaarsi afaanii ni jira.
Hay asistencia disponible en varios idiomas.
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Có sẵn hỗ trợ bằng ngôn ngữ.

Looking for a Preschool?

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Seattle Child Care Assistance Program

  • The CCAP subsidy helps subsidize the cost of child care.
  • Families’ subsidies are calculated using family size, family income, the hours of care needed for a child, and age of the child.​
  • A family applying to CCAP receives one voucher for each individual child in care. The CCAP voucher authorizes monthly childcare payments to an approved childcare program.​​
  • The voucher can be used for full-time, part-time, or before/after school care.​
  • Vouchers are authorized for 24 months; vouchers for student parents will be authorized for three months at a time, pending course schedules.
​ WAITLIST NOTICE : Due to high demand for child care subsidies and limited available funding, a waitlist is in effect as of August 11, 2023 for families not already enrolled in the Child Care Assistance Program. Families on the waitlist will be contacted as more funding or space in the program becomes available. Families are encouraged to sign up for the waitlist while pursuing alternative options for child care assistance.

What information do I need to gather to apply for CCAP?

After you've been screened for basic eligibility, you will need to identify a CCAP provider who works with your schedule and has availability for your child(ren). You will also need to submit documentation to verify the following information:
  1. Your child's age​
  2. Your address
  3. Your family's gross (pre-tax) income
  4. The hours of care needed​