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Great Start Compensation Legal Nonlicensed One-Time Payments

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The Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program supports the child care and early education workforce by increasing compensation and benefits for this vital workforce. This program created Legal Nonlicensed One-Time Payments, which provide one-time payments of $500 to legal nonlicensed providers registered with the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) to cover registration and startup costs. Legal nonlicensed providers are not eligible for the monthly Great Start Compensation payments. 

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Eligibility

Eligibility

All legal nonlicensed providers who have completed their CCAP provider registration with a local CCAP administrator in Minnesota and whose registration is active are eligible.

Benefits

Benefits

One-time payment of $500 to cover registration and start-up costs for legal nonlicensed providers. 

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Language support

​If you need assistance in a language other than English, please use the resources below:

  • Si gustaría asistencia de lenguaje en español, por favor contáctennos al 1-888-291-9811, presione la opción 1.
  • Si aad u hesho turjumaan Soomaali ah, fadlan wac 1-888-291-9811 oo dooro doorashada 5. Ha dooran doorashada 3.
  • Yog koj xav tau kev pab txhais lus Hmoob, thov hu rau peb ntawm 1-888-291-9811, nias tus lej 2.

​Child Care Aware of Minnesota can connect you to Language Line Services for languages other than English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish. Child Care Aware can be reached at 651-273-2644 or supportfunds@childcareawaremn.org. 

How to apply

There is no application period or deadline to submit a Legal Nonlicensed One-Time Payment application. An application can be submitted to the department at any time. 

Legal nonlicensed providers can submit their applications by:

  • Completing, signing, and emailing their application to compensationsupport.dcyf@state.mn.us. 

  • Printing, completing, signing, and mailing their application to Child Care Aware of Minnesota at the mailing address below.

    Child Care Aware of Minnesota
    10 River Park Plaza, Suite 820
    Saint Paul, MN 55107

Eligibility 

All legal nonlicensed providers who have completed their CCAP provider registration with a local CCAP administrator in Minnesota and whose registration is active are eligible for a $500 Legal Nonlicensed One-Time Payment.

Allowable uses of funds 

Eligible providers can use their Legal Nonlicensed One-Time Payment funds for the below allowable uses.

  • Purchasing or updating equipment, supplies, goods or services.
  • Purchasing training or other professional development.

Payment process 

All providers who apply and are determined to be eligible will receive this one-time payment of $500. Payments will be in the form of mailed checks from Minnesota Management and Budget. Checks will be mailed to the mailing address that providers have on record with their local Child Care Assistance Program administrators.