Child Care Counts Payment Program Overview Important Program Dates All rounds and dates for the Child Care Counts Payment Program are listed in the chart below. Detailed payment information for each round of Child Care Counts can be viewed on the Payments Data webpage. View the Child Care Counts home page. Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Emergency Payment ProgramPeriod 1 Payment Program 1 - Funding to Care for Essential Workforce Families Payment Program 2 - Incentive Pay Payment Program 3 - Support for Temporarily Closed Programs Funding Source Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period Spending >Deadline Costs Incurred* 05/18/2020 – 05/29/2020 03/12/2020 – 04/11/2020 12/31/2021 03/01/2020 – 12/31/2021 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Emergency Payment Program Period 2 Payment Program 1 - Funding to Care for Essential Workforce Families Payment Program 2 - Incentive Pay Payment Program 3 - Support for Temporarily Closed Programs Funding Source Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* 06/08/2020 – 06/19/2020 04/12/2020 – 05/11/2020 12/31/2021 03/01/2020 – 12/31/2021 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Emergency Payment Program Period 3 Payment Program 1 - Funding to Care for Essential Workforce Families Payment Program 2 - Incentive Pay Payment Program 3 - Support for Temporarily Closed Programs Funding Source Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* 06/29/2020 – 07/10/2020 05/12/2020 – 05/26/2020 12/31/2021 03/01/2020 – 12/31/2021 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Supplementary Payment Program** Fall 2020 Payment Program A: Providing Safe, Healthy, High-Quality Child Care Opportunities Payment Program B: Funding Staff Recruitment and Retention Efforts Funding Source Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Coronavirus Relief Fund, CFDA#21.019 Application Period Funding Period Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* 09/09/2020 –09/18/2020 08/30/2020 – 09/05/2020 06/30/2021 03/01/2020 – 06/30/2021 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Supplementary Payment Program** Fall 2020 Round 2 Payment Program A: Providing Safe, Health, and High-Quality Child Care Opportunities Payment Program B: Funding Staff Recruitment and Retention Efforts Funding Source Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; Coronavirus Relief Fund, CFDA#21.019 Application Period Funding Period Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* 10/26/2020 – 11/06/2020 10/11/2020 – 10/17/2020 06/30/2021 03/01/2020 – 06/30/2021 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Response & Relief Program Spring 2021 Payment Program A: Providing Safe, Health, and High-Quality Child Care Opportunities Payment Program B: Funding Staff Recruitment and Retention Efforts Funding Source Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Act (CRRSA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* 04/19/2021 – 04/30/2021 03/07/2021 – 03/13/2021 04/01/2022 01/01/2021 – 04/01/2022 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Response and Relief Payment Program June 2021 Payment Program A: Providing Safe, Health, and High-Quality Child Care Opportunities Payment Program B: Funding Staff Recruitment and Retention Efforts Funding Source Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Act (CRRSA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* 06/01/2021 – 06/11/2021 05/09/2021 – 05/15/2021 04/01/2022 01/01/2021 – 04/01/2022 Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Stabilization Program Round 1 Payment Program A: Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care Payment Program B: Funding Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funding Source American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period*** Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* Initial application: 11/08/2021 – 11/29/2021; then each month for one week thereafter (see Child Care Counts Calendar) Initial Count Week: 10/24/2021 – 11/06/2021; then specific to each subsequent month Within 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month 3/12/2020 – 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Stabilization Program Round 2 Payment Program A: Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care Payment Program B: Funding Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funding Source American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period*** Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* Initial application: 8/22/2022 – 9/6/2022; then each month for one week thereafter (see Child Care Counts Calendar) Initial Count Week: 8/7/2022 – 8/20/2023; then specific to each subsequent month Within 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month 1/14/2023 – 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Stabilization Program Round 3 Payment Program A: Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care Payment Program B: Funding Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funding Source American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#93.575 Application Period Funding Period*** Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* Initial application: 5/20/2023 – 6/4/2023; then each month for one week thereafter (see Child Care Counts Calendar) Initial Count Week: 5/7/2023 – 5/20/2023; then specific to each subsequent month Within 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month 10/14/2023 – 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Stabilization Program Round 4 Payment Program A: Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care Payment Program B: Funding Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funding Source American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#21.027 Application Period Funding Period*** Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* Initial application: 2/10/2024 – 2/25/2024; then each month for one week thereafter (see Child Care Counts Calendar) Initial Count Week: 1/28/2024 – 2/10/2024; then specific to each subsequent month Within 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month 7/6/2024 – 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Stabilization Program Round 5 Payment Program A: Increasing Access to High-Quality Child Care Payment Program B: Funding Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funding Source American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); Child Care and Development Block Grant; CFDA#21.027 Application Period Funding Period*** Spending Deadline Costs Incurred* Initial application: 7/20/2024 – 8/4/2024; then each month for one week thereafter (see Child Care Counts Calendar) Initial Count Week: 7/7/2024 – 7/20/2024; then specific to each subsequent month Within 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month 12/14/2024 – 120 days of the date of the Payment Letter for the given month *Costs Incurred: Funds must be spent within the spending timeframe, on costs incurred during the dates indicated in the table above. Providers may look back at expenses during that time frame to identify when Child Care Counts funds can be used. Note: Expenses cannot have already been funded by a prior DCF program or reimbursed by another state or federal fund source. **Supplementary Payments from Fall 2020 and Fall 2020 Round 2 were excluded from Wisconsin Income Tax ***Stabilization Payment Funding Period is referred to as the “Count Week,” and is specific to each month. The Count Week time frame is displayed as the Funding Period on the Payments Data webpage. See Update Week section of Frequently Asked Questions for dates of all Count Weeks.
