Translations of CCAP materials (application, flyers, Rule, etc) are available in: Arabic / Kinyarwanda / Lingala / Portuguese / Spanish / Swahili. Linked materials on this FCCAM page are to the English version.
DHHS/OCFS website pages:
- Child Care Affordability Information for Providers | Department of Health and Human Services (maine.gov)
- Paying for Child Care | Department of Health and Human Services (maine.gov)
CCAP provides contracted providers with:
- Paid holidays, and training time
- Paid vacation week
Providers question the loss of income because of the difference between the county market rate and their normal publicly posted rates.
- Providers cannot charge parents the difference between the rate they agreed to contract for and their public posted rate. FCCAM promotes best practice to be providers’ at a minimum should have their public posted rate reflecting the current market rate.
- Reimbursement is based on enrollment (as of 5/19/2025)
- Parent fee amounts can be found on the copy of the award letter sent to the parent and provider at the time of initial determination.
State of Maine Vendor Code is needed for provider to get payments through CCAP contract. Even if providers are not sure if they are going to contract and take CCAP families, all providers should have a vendor code in order to receive any payment from the State of Maine. Best practice is to get that vendor code ASAP if you do not already have it in place.
- State of Maine Substitute W-9 & Vendor Authorization Form – To receive money from the State of Maine you must be enrolled in the State’s vendor payment system. Form also is used to update your information.
- Form Instruction sheet.
- Submit the Vendor Activation Form by U.S. Postal Mail to the Agency you are doing business with (e.g. Dept of Human Services, Dept of Labor, etc.). The Agency will enter the information into the system.
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