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Employer Sponsored Child Care Assistance Plans

There are a growing number of employers in Maine that offer some sort of assistance to their employees for their child care needs.

Child Care Resource Development Centers can help employers assess their employees child care needs and offer assistance in starting child care assistance programs. One program the Resource Development Centers can offer is Enhanced Referrals. These will give employees a more thorough referral which includes contact with the potential providers to ensure availability. Other assistance employers can offer include on-site child care, child care payment assistance, and flex-time.

Some companies offer their employees Dependent Care Assistance Plans (DCAP). These plans let employees set aside a certain amount of income before taxes to pay for child care. Personnel or benefits offices can give employees information on whether they offer a DCAP and how to use it. There are limits to how much can be set aside. The amount set aside will reduce the dollar amount eligible for the Child and Dependent Care Credit.

Visit the Department of Labor's "Employer Child Care Options " for more information about Employer Child Care Assistance plans.

 

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