Subsidy for Health
Insurance for
Center-Based Child-Care Providers
Program Description
In accordance with RI General Law 40-6.2-5,
the Department of Human Services has established a program to partially subsidize health
insurance premium costs for center-based child-care providers as part of the Starting
RIte initiative to encourage stability in the child-care provider workforce. In order
for child-care centers to participate they would need to meet the following eligibility
criteria.
Who Can Qualify?
Child-care centers who are:
- Licensed by the Department of Children, Youth and
Families
- Have 40% enrollment of children who receive
subsidized child care
Procedure
Any child care center who meets the above
criteria may apply for health insurance subsidies for its child-care provider employees.
After the initial eligibility determination, centers are pre-qualified on a quarterly
basis which enables the centers’ employees to maintain eligibility for a six month
period.
Benefits of Program
If child-care centers meet the above criteria and
elect to participate, DHS will pay 50% of premium costs for child-care providers up to a
maximum of $85/month per employee.
For More Information
For information call DHS' Child-Care office at
401-462-3415.
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