Exhibit 2: Child Care Challenges in Allegheny County
Section II. Addressing Child Care Challenges with the ACCM Pilot Program In an effort to address the challenges described in Section I, DCI launched the ACCM Pilot Program in 2022. In the section below, we detail the core components of the ACCM Pilot Program and describe the families and providers who have participated in the ACCM Pilot Program by summarizing administrative data. Core Components of the ACCM Pilot Program The goal of the ACCM Pilot Program is to support working families in maintaining or increasing participation in the workforce by expanding access to child care. To do so, the ACCM Pilot Program expands eligibility for child care subsidies to families who do not meet the state’s CCW subsidy income eligibility requirements. Specifically, the ACCM Pilot Program targets families whose incomes exceed 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (the threshold for Pennsylvania’s CCW subsidy) but remain below 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. The ACCM Pilot Program is built on the existing framework of Pennsylvania’s subsidized child care program, adhering to the same CCW subsidy state regulations and policies. Therefore, to qualify for the ACCM Pilot Program, families must also meet all other requirements for the state’s CCW subsidy. 5 Specifically, children must be under the age of 13 and each adult family member must work at least 20 hours per week, up to 10 hours of which can be for training. Participating families must enroll their
5 CCW eligibility requirements can be found here: Child Care Works (CCW) — Subsidized Child Care Program
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