The purpose of the Child Care Assistance Program is to increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care services within the 10 1/2 counties of the Choctaw Nation.  Federal funding is applied for annually by the Choctaw Nation in order to:

• Provide low-income families with the financial resources to find and afford quality child care for their children.
•  Enhance the quality and increase the supply of child care for families.
•  Provide parents with a broad range of options in addressing their child care needs.
• Strengthen the role of the family.
• Improve the quality of and coordination among child care programs and early child development programs.
• Increase the availability of early childhood development and before and after school care programs.