Child Care Counts: Stabilization Payment Program Round 5

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July 2024 – June 2025

The Child Care Counts: Stabilization Payment Program Round 5 is a 12-month payment program that runs July 2024 – June 2025. Once approved for payments, eligible providers may continue to receive ongoing monthly payments, providing the financial stability they need to stay open, to recruit and retain qualified staff, and to continue providing high-quality care for children. 

Looking for information on Round 3? Visit the current Child Care Counts: Stabilization Payment Program Round 3 webpage.

See below for more information including:

  • Application/Update and Count Weeks for Round 5
  • Round 5 Preview  

Full details for Round 5 will be available closer to the start of the round.  

Round 5 (July 2024 – June 2025)

Month

Application/   
Update Week

Count Week

Payment Letter Date

Spending Deadline

July 2024

7/20 - 8/4/24

7/7 - 7/20/24

8/16/24

12/14/24

August 2024

8/24 - 9/1/24

8/11 - 8/24/24

9/13/24

1/11/25

September 2024

9/28 - 10/6/24

9/15 - 9/28/24

10/18/24

2/15/25

October 2024

10/26 - 11/3/24

10/13 - 10/26/24

11/15/24

3/15/25

*November 2024

11/16 - 11/24/24

11/3 - 11/16/24

12/6/24

4/5/25

December 2024

12/21 - 12/29/24

12/8 - 12/21/24

1/10/25

5/10/25

January 2025

1/25 - 2/2/25

1/12 - 1/25/25

2/14/25

6/14/25

February 2025

3/1 - 3/9/25

2/16 - 3/1/25

3/21/25

7/19/25

March 2025

4/5 - 4/13/25

3/23 - 4/5/25

4/25/25

8/23/25

April 2025

5/10 - 5/18/25

4/27 - 5/10/25

5/30/25

9/27/25

May 2025

5/31 - 6/8/25

5/18 - 5/31/25

6/20/25

10/18/25

June 2025

6/21 - 6/29/25

6/8 - 6/21/25

7/11/25

11/8/25

*Participation Deadline for Round 5 is November 2024.

 

Round 5 Preview (July 2024)

Participation Deadline and Payments for Round 5

Similar to Round 3, Round 5 will have a Participation Deadline and fixed payments for the second half of the program. This structure is necessary to maximize payments for providers with the available funding and restrictions and guidelines for that funding.  

Participation Deadline – November 2024 Application Month: Providers must be approved for funding during one of the first (5) months to be eligible for payments for the remainder of Round 5. The program’s funding will not allow for providers to join the program after the November 2024 application month during Round 5.  

Monthly Payments: Due to the Participation Deadline in Round 5, payment amounts will change from attendance-based to fixed starting with the November application (12/6/24 payment).  

Attendance-Based Payments (July – November Application 2024)

Payments will be variable for the first five (5) months of Round 5. Payment amounts will be based on child and staff counts entered in the application each month. Total payments for Programs A and B may change each month, depending on each provider locations child/staff counts.  

Fixed Payments (December 2024 – June 2025 Application)  

Payment amounts will be fixed for the last seven (7) months of Round 5. For most providers, payments will be based on the highest child and staff count from any of the approved applications from September – November. For summer-only providers, payments will be based on the highest child and staff count from any of the approved applications from July - August. Once approved for payments, payment amounts will not change, even if there are changes to child/staff counts.  

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Child Care Counts programs are time-limited payment programs designed to provide assistance to child care providers in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. They are not subawards as that term is defined in 45 CFR 75 and related federal regulations.