Child Care Expense Assistance | Missouri Family Support Division - Henry County

1661 N 2nd St, Clinton, MO 64735

Eligibility

Must meet income guidelines, and need child care because you have a child under age thirteen, or age thirteen or older with a special need, and you are: working; attending school; in job training; disabled; being evaluated for training and/or employment; receiving child welfare services from the Department of Social Services Children’s Division; and/or you have a child with special needs.

Hours

M-F 8am-5pm

855-373-4636

Voice - Main Phone (FSD Info Toll-Free Line)

https://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd

Languages

Translation services available

Application process

Walk in or call to request that an application be mailed to you. You will also need to complete an interview with FSD.

Fees

Child care providers receive payment directly from DSS for payment of the state rate (varies by county), less any sliding fee. You are responsible for paying the sliding fee and any co-payment charges to the child care provider (except for Children’s Division families child care assistance). Parents/guardians can lose their child care assistance for failure to pay their sliding fee. Children with special needs may have sliding fee waived.

Service area

Henry County, MO

Description

The Missouri Family Support Division offers several social service programs to help Missouri families. Services include food stamps, TANF and MO HealthNet applications.

Last Assured

09/15/2025

What's Here

Child Care Expense Assistance

Providing organization

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

The Department of Social Services is responsible for coordinating programs to provide public assistance to children and their parents, access to health care, child support enforcement assistance and to provide specialized assistance to troubled youth. While many programs give needed financial assistance and services, other units work toward reducing financial dependency of the citizens on government.