Paying for Child Care

Connections Program

Family Connections developed the Connections program in 1998 to help support the financial needs of low-income, qualifying families in paying for their child care costs. This program has recently been expanded and improved to better serve the increased need in our community.

Connections provides Financial Assistance (Weekly child care fees and Registration/Enrollment Fee assistance), as well as Care Management, to eligible families.

Eligibility Requirements:

• 1. Parent/Caregiver must consent to be part of the program in full including all care management components.
• 2. Parent/Caregiver must reside in Sheboygan County
• 3. Children must attend a regulated (certified and/or licensed) family or group center child care program in Sheboygan County
• 4. Parent/Caregiver must first find out if they are eligible for WI Shares Child Care Subsidy prior to applying for Connections
  • Yes, I receive child care subsidy
    • If you receive child care subsidy, we understand how difficult it may be to pay your portion of the parent co-payment. Connections will cover 20% of your co-payment with payments directly to the child care program.
  • No, I do not qualify for Child Care Subsidy
    • If you do not qualify for child care subsidy, but still fall under 250% of the poverty income level guidelines, using the chart created for the Connections program, based off of the 2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines (subject to change), Connections will cover 20% of your general payments to the child care program.
• Referrals to the program by your County Caseworker or Child Care Provider are encouraged.

• A wait list is possible as the program operates on private donations, grants, and fundraisers.

Click here to view the Connections program brochure.

Donate today! Call us at 920-457-1999 for a donor packet!

Would you consider giving a donation to support the Connections Program? Every little bit helps! This program helps families gain self-sufficiency by allowing the parent(s) maintain jobs and learn parenting skills, and promotes the well-being of children by providing consistency and quality in child care.

It also supports child care providers by providing consistent payments, thereby retaining quality programing in our community.

Did you know? Children who receive quality early childhood education and care are more likely to:

• do better in high school
• be less delinquent as teenagers
• become less dependent on social welfare programs as adults
• become better employees, and
• give back to the community!