Child Care Works helps eligible low-income families pay their child care costs by providing child care subsidies. These subsidy payments are usually paid directly to child care providers who are enrolled in the program. An outreach program to inform families about Child Care Works and assistance paying for child care costs is underway in Pennsylvania. Radio and TV advertisements are targeted to families who may need help choosing a child care provider or paying for child care. Child Care Works builds on Pennsylvania's system for licensing and regulating child care facilities through regional day care offices .
Parents can call for information about a particular child care facility.
Child Care Works also established regional Child Care Resource Developers that assess their local community's child care needs and distribute seed money and grants to build capacity, improve quality and enhance operations to help meet these needs. Child Care Works provides training opportunities for over 50,000 staff located in child care centers, group homes and family day care centers.