Alternative Payment (AP) Assistance Programs
To receive subsidized child care and development services, families must meet income eligibility and need requirements.
CalWORKs Stage 2 - C2APEligibilty for Stage 2 usually begins when the local county welfare department determines that the adult’s work or approved work activity is stable; the adult is transitioning off CalWORKs cash aid; or a family applies and is found eligible for CalWORKs Stage 2 Services. A family is also eligible to receive CalWORKs Stage 2 child care services if the parent is CalWORKs cash aid recipient or a former cash aid recipient who received cash aid within the last 24 months and meets need and income eligibility requirements.
INCOME ELIGIBILITY
A family is income-eligible if their gross monthly income does not exceed the amount indicated on the chart below, as corresponds to their family size.
Family size is roughly determined by the total number of adults and children living in the home.
Countable Income sources include: wages/salaries, self-employment income, child support/spousal support, Cash Aid (TANF or CalWORKs), worker's compensation, disability insurance payments, unemployment, pensions or annuities, veteran's benefits.
Family Size Family Monthly Income Family Yearly Income
1-2 $6,595 $79,143
3 $7,472 $89,660
4 $8,712 $104,544
5 $10,106 $121,271
6 $11,500 $137,998
7 $11,761 $141,134
8 $12,023 $144,270
9 $12,284 $147,407
10 $12,545 $150,543
11 $12,807 $153,679
12 $13,068 $156,816​
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CalWORKS Stage 2 AP Program
Alternative Payment Program
Eligibility Criteria (WIC 10271)
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A current aid recipient,​
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Income eligible
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Experiencing homeless,
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One who has a member of the household, counted in the family size, is certified to receive benefits from any one of the following means-tested government programs:
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Medi-Cal,
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CalFresh,
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The California Food Assistance Program,
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The California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (W/C),
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The Federal Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations,
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Head Start, Early Head Start,
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CalWORKs, child-only cash aid, or
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Any other designated means-tested government program, as determined by the department
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Need Requirements (5 CCR 18085)
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CalWORKS Stage 3 AP Program
CalWORKs Stage 3 - C3AP Stage 3 is for parents who have exhausted their 24 months after CalWORKs discontinuance on Stage 2 funding. Parents can only enroll onto Stage 3 as a transfer from Stage 2. Stage 3 eligibility continues as long as the family meets eligibility and need requirements.