Ohio Childcare Assistance Calculator
Check whether your family may qualify for Ohio's Publicly Funded Child Care or the Child Care Choice Voucher, and estimate your weekly co-pay.
Current Ohio rules
Subsidy & Co-Pay Estimator
A planning estimate for PFCC and the Child Care Choice Voucher Program. Your county JFS makes the official determination.
Enter your household size and income above to see which Ohio program fits and what your co-pay could look like.
Foster care or protective placement with an active JFS case plan. Your caseworker initiates enrollment, so no estimator is needed.
Informal kinship (grandparent or aunt/uncle without an active case plan) follows standard PFCC/CCVP income rules.
Planning estimate based on current HHS poverty guidelines and Ohio Department of Children & Youth program rules. AAC accepts PFCC and the Child Care Choice Voucher Program, but we do not accept ECE grants. Final eligibility, co-pay, and benefit amounts are determined by your county JFS office.
How This Calculator Works
- Uses the income limits and the weekly co-pay desk aid Ohio's Department of Children and Youth published for October 1, 2026 (Procedure Letter 45).
- New families qualify for PFCC at or below 145% of the federal poverty level; families already on PFCC keep it until income passes 300%.
- The Child Care Choice Voucher covers new families above 145% and up to 200%, and pays a set monthly amount by the child's age.
- Your county Job and Family Services office makes the final decision.
The full explanation, with every source: How to get help paying for childcare in Ohio