Why Enroll to Accept NH Child Care Scholarship?
NH Child Care Scholarship Program reduces the cost of child care for Granite State families, so they can put more of their household’s income toward family needs like housing, food, nourishing childhood experiences, and more.
Enrolling to accept Child Care Scholarship provides a stable, enrollment-based source of income to support programming and contributes to overall staff satisfaction by knowing that the families in their care have greater financial security.
Now that Child Care Scholarship eligibility has expanded, more Granite State families qualify, including child care providers themselves.
How Do I Enroll?
To accept Child Care Scholarship, you must be registered in NHCIS (New Hampshire Connections Information System) and follow the steps below.
Licensed Programs
Fully complete all forms below and upload them to your NHCIS profile.
All forms must be fully completed, correctly signed, and/or notarized. Incomplete or missing forms will hinder our ability to process your enrollment.
- Alt W-9
- 2679 Web Billing
- 2677 Direct Deposit
- copy of voided check.
A Vendor Number tracks all funds distributed by the State to businesses or sole proprietors. Child care providers must register for a NH State Vendor Number to receive funds outside New Hampshire’s web-billing system.
To apply, click HERE.
For help applying, email: [email protected]
Legally Licensed Exempt (LE) Programs
In order to receive funds from the state of New Hampshire, providers must conduct Background Record Checks for employees and household members (in-home providers).
Visit the New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Portal to set up a fingerprint appointment. The cost of the criminal background check is $28.25. Please send copy of e-mail confirmation to [email protected] for processing.
To enroll in the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program please complete all Health and Safety Trainings.
Information about Health and Safety Trainings are available at: https://www.nh-connections.org/providers/health-and-safety-trainings/
To support LE providers in meeting health and safety requirements, a FREE web-based NH Health & Safety Training program is available on ProSolutions at: www.prosolutionstraining.com/nh.
These trainings do not include Pediatric First Aid & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
An in-person certification test is required.
Fully complete all forms below. When completed, please upload to your NHCIS profile or mail to the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration office, as applicable.
All forms must be fully completed, correctly signed, and/or notarized. Incomplete or missing forms will hinder our ability to process your enrollment.
- Alt W-9
- 2679 Web Billing
- 2677 Direct Deposit
- Copy of voided check
- 1862 Enrollment form
- 1860 Enrollment agreement
- 2503 DCYF Central Registry name search authorization
- 2505 Background Record Check Information & Authorization
- Non-profit letter- if applicable
A Vendor Number tracks all funds distributed by the State to businesses or sole proprietors. Child care providers must register for a NH State Vendor Number to receive funds outside New Hampshire’s web-billing system.
To apply, click HERE.
For help applying, email: [email protected]
DHHS is required by federal law (He-C 6916 & He-C 6917) to ensure License-Exempt providers enrolled in the NH Child Care Scholarship Program are caring for children in a healthy and safe environment.
All LE providers are required to receive an annual monitoring visit from the NH Child Care Licensing Unit (CCLU). A CCLU Coordinator will contact the LE provider to set up the monitoring visit once all requirements have been completed and sent to DHHS.
During the first visit, the LE provider will work together with the CCLU Coordinator to review the Monitoring Visit Checklist to be sure all items are addressed.
The CCLU Coordinator will clearly explain what must be corrected and what needs to be in place by the next visit, as applicable.
Helpful Documents:
- Child Care Scholarship Enrollment FAQs
- Form 2533-Child Care Scholarship Weekly Standard Rates
- Form 2532: Child Care Scholarship Income Eligibility Levels
- Form 2690: Verification for Child Experiencing Disability or Significant Special Need
- Provider Enrollment Rules
- LE Heath and Safety Rules
- LE Facility Based Checklist
- LE Friend or Neighbor Checklist
- Application
- Scholarship Materials Request Form
NHCIS is the New Hampshire Connections Information System for early childhood and out-of-school time programs and professionals. NHCIS includes several components that help professionals, policy makers, and partners make data-driven decisions that improve professionalism and workforce quality to positively impact New Hampshire children and families.
The NHCIS Professional Registry allows providers to:
- View and assess professional development
- Register for trainings and track professional growth
- Obtain a Registry ID to link a ProSolutions account
- Complete Credentialing application online
- Apply for background record checks and more…
DHHS offers online services through NH EASY Gateway to Services, New Hampshire’s Electronic Application System, where Granite Staters can apply for programs such as cash assistance, SNAP, NH Child Care Scholarship, Medicare Beneficiary, Long Term Care Assistance and more. Applicants can use NH EASY to check eligibility of multiple programs at once, track application status, and more.