A Victory in Minnesota!

AMS and AMI have recently gained approval from the Minnesota Department of Human Services to qualify for a 15% rate differential for Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program. This is a great success for both organizations!

Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) helps to make quality child care affordable for income-eligible families. CCAP can help families pay child care costs for children to age 12, and for children with special needs to age 14. Child care costs may be paid for qualifying families while they go to work, look for work or attend school.

Beginning in February 2014, child care centers and school-age programs accredited by AMS or recognized by AMI will be reimbursed up to 15 percent higher than standard Child Care Assistance Program rates.

AMS and AMI join an illustrious group of approved agencies that includes:

•           Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Accreditation
• Council on Accreditation (COA) – Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program Accreditation
• National Accreditation Commission (NAC) for Early Care and Education Programs Accreditation
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Accreditation
• National Early Childhood Program Accreditation Commission Inc. (NECPA) Accreditation
• The NHSA Quality Initiative: Head Start Performance Excellence and Quality Recognition Program, offered by the National Head Start Association (NHSA)