Tuition Subsidies & Local Resources

Get Help with Childcare Costs

Programs Available Across Cape Cod & the Islands

• State Childcare Voucher
  Call Child Care Network at 888-530-2430 to be added to the waitlist. For more information, visit their website.
• Cape Cod Time Neighbors Fund
  Urgent financial assistance for basic needs to individuals and families. Apply by calling 508-778-5661 or email info@neighborsfund.org
• Shaw Fund For Mariner’s Children
  Financial assistance for families working in the fishing industry. Apply by calling 978-465-7999.
• Shannon and Maggie June Hubbard Charitable Fund
  Early childhood care assistance for those who don’t qualify for traditional aid but still face steep childcare costs. Apply by Aug 15, 2025: https://allmomsareheroes.com/application/

Town Specific Programs

• Brewster residents: Town of Brewster’s Preschool Family Support Pilot Program
  Up to $3000 per child (ages 3 or 4 years old). Apply here.
  Questions? Call: 508-896-3701 x1100 | Email: townmanager@brewster-ma.gov
  If you don’t receive this funding, call Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310 to explore additional options.
• Chatham residents: Dr. Florence Seldin Family Support Program
  Up to $10,000 per child (ages 3 or 4 years old). Apply here.
  Questions? Call: 508-945-5100
• Chatham residents or working in Chatham: Town of Chatham Childcare Voucher Program
  Tuition assistance (ages birth–13 years, up to 22 years with a disability). Apply here.
  Questions? Call: 508-945-1501
• Chatham and Harwich residents: Monomoy Early Childhood Family Resource Center – 508-430-7216 ext. 4044
  Help for families living in Chatham and Harwich with tuition assistance, as well as information and support for young families.  Contact Lucy Gilmore; lucy.gilmore@capecodchildrensplace.com
• Dennis residents: Town of Dennis Childcare Subsidy Programs
  Up to $2500 per household (ages birth to 5 years old). Apply here.
  Questions? Call: 508-394-8300
• Eastham residents: Town of Eastham Family Support Package
  Up to $5000 per child (ages birth to 3 years old). Up to $10,000 per child (age 4 years old). Apply here by Aug 31, 2025.
  Questions? Call: 508-240-5900
• Harwich residents: Town of Harwich Preschool Family Support Grant Program
  Up to $4,000 per child (ages 3 to 4 years old). Apply here.
  Questions? Email: preschool.support@harwich-ma.gov
• Orleans residents: Town of Orleans Preschool Funding Program
  Up to $5,000 per child (3 years old). Up to $10,000 per child (4 years old). Apply here. Questions? Call 774-722-0875
• Provincetown residents: Town of Provincetown’s John A. Henry Trust
  Financial assistance for families with children ages birth – 18 years old. Apply here. Questions? Call 508-237-2688
• Truro residents or working in Truro: Town of Truro Childcare Voucher Program
  Up to $7,500 per child (ages birth to 4 years old). Apply here by Aug 31, 2025. Questions? Email ChildcareVouchers@truro-ma.gov
• Wellfleet residents or town employees: Town of Wellfleet Voucher Program
  Up to $7,000 per child (ages birth to 5 years old). Apply here.
  Questions? Call 774-353-7456. If you don’t receive this funding, call Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310 to explore additional options.
• For residents of Brewster, Dennis, Wellfleet, Truro, Provincetown, Eastham, Harwich, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Chilmark and West Tisbury: Bailey Boyd Associates’ Tuition Assistance Program
  Up to $7000 per child (ages birth–13 years or up to 16 years with a disability). Apply here.
  Questions? Email Carol at cbergen@baileyboyd.com
• For residents of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Chatham, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans: Lower Cape Emergency Child Care Fund
  Short-term help in meeting childcare costs for families in emergency situations.
  Apply here.
  Questions? Call: Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310