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Western
Piedmont Community College is an institution that enrolls a
large number of Pell-eligible students that are in need of child
care assistance. The main purpose of establishing child care
assistance is to increase access to child care for low-income
student-parents so that it will enable the continuation of their
post-secondary education.
APPLYING
FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
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Students
must complete a child care application which is available in
Student Services in Hildebran Hall.
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Students
must have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
and received a Student Aid Report from the processor before
eligibility for childcare assistance can be determined. The
student must maintain satisfactory progress according to the
rules of financial aid to be eligible for childcare assistance.
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Students
must make application for childcare assistance through their
local Department of Social Services (DSS) and provide
documentation regarding the status of the application before
eligibility for childcare assistance can be determined.
Students who are denied child care assistance through DSS may
qualify for child care assistance from WPCC.
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Students
must be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours to receive
assistance through WPCC. Childcare payments will be prorated
based on the number of credit hours the student maintains.
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Children of
eligible parents must be placed in a legal childcare
arrangement. Child care providers must be a licensed child care
center, registered family child care home, or a public school
child care program.
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Priority for
childcare assistance is given as follows:
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returning single parents with highest unmet need
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returning non-single parents with highest unmet need
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new
single parents with highest unmet need
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new
non-single parents with highest unmet need
Child
Care Forms-
View or
download forms by clicking the links below:
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