What is the Mercer County Child Care Voucher Program?
Mercer County has one of the highest costs of living in the country. The Mercer County Child Care Voucher Program seeks to assist moderate-income working families of Mercer County with the high cost of child care. The County-funded program will provide child care subsidy to eligible families for children from birth through age 12. Payments for child care can only be made to licensed child care centers and camps, or registered family care providers in New Jersey. Who is eligible? Mercer County parents or legal guardians who are working and meet the income guidelines may be eligible for the Mercer County Child Care Voucher Program. Families whose gross annual income exceeds the maximum income eligibility level for subsidy through the State of New Jersey’s child care subsidy programs may be eligible to receive assistance through the Mercer County Child Care Voucher Program. What are the eligibility requirements? ยท Eligibility is based on gross annual family income and family size. (Please