Financial Support

Child Care is available in several ways. Begin by finding a provider and ask if they accept the following options:
(each provider is happy to walk you through funding options and eligibility.)
Care4Kids
Sliding fee Scales

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CARE 4 KIDS:    1-877-868-0871

Care4kids helps families with low to moderate incomes, pay for child care in a home or center based program.  Families must be working or attending a temporary cash assistance (Jobs First) approved training activity and meet the program's requirements.

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Low to Moderate Cost Childcare

Hamden Early Learning Program

State grant support spots that have family fees ranging in price from $8-$95/week.  Also, fees for private pay spots range from $450-$800/month. The fees are based on sliding scales determined by the family income. With the support of another state grant, there are also a limited number of free slots for four year old children at the Church Street location.
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Download the application

Interim Director: Karen Yorker
Phone: 203-407-2254
Email: kyorker@hamden.org 

Hamden Early Learning Program has four (4) locations offering ten (10) hour/day programs, year round, to three and four year olds:

• Helen St. School (285 Helen St.)
• Church St. School (95 Church St.)
• Alice Peck Learning Center (35 Hillfield Rd.)
• Dunbar Hill (315 Lane St.)

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Tender Care Early Learning Center  
40 London Drive, off Ridge Road.
In addition to private pay spots for children 6 weeks to five years, there are 12  school readiness grant funded spots for three and four year olds.  Family fees for those spots range from  a minimum of $8 - $95 per week, based on income. ​Program operates 10 hours/day, year round.

Contact: Director Lori Osber 
​Phone: ​203-281-6602 
Email: qui@earlyeducationpros.org
Website: ​​http://www.earlyeducationpros.org/

All Our Kin

1414A Chapel Street, Suite 100
New Haven 06530
Director: Director Helen Blank
Phone: (203) 772-2294
Email:  info@allourkin.org

All Our Kin trains, supports, and sustains community child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life. 

​Sleeping Giant Daycare

11 Pine Street
Hamden 06514
Director: Edie Reichard
Phone: (203) 776-5026
Email:  sgdaycare@sbcglobal.net

State grant supports early care and education spots that have family fees ranging from $8 - $95 per  week, depending on income.  Ten (10) hour/day program operates year round for three and four year olds.