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Enrollment rose from 2,660 children in December 2023 to 5,817 by December 2025, spanning more than 3,900 families and reaching child care providers for 84.2% of enrolled children. 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Federal guidelines set caps on certain spending categories and states administer programs under federally approved plans with impacts from federal guidance and administrative changes.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},583212,1792914849,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":19,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":19,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":52,"preview_page_count":4},2336474466412,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_155a257f0dc6eb9ab79c44ca47cae57d","Carsey Research  \nIssue Brief \\#194 Winter 2026  \nNew Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program Reaches Young Children Statewide  \nHarshita Sarup and Jess Carson  \nNew Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program Participation Continues to Grow  \nChanges to New Hampshire’s Child Care Scholarship Program implemented in January 2024 have more than doubled programmatic reach in just two years.1 In December 2023—the month before expanded eligibility took effect—2,660 children were enrolled in the program.2 By December 2025, enrollment has reached 5,817 children, more than doubling the program’s enrollment over the period. Participating children live in more than 3,900 unique families. Of the enrolled children, most (84.2 percent) are connected to a child care provider and are actively using their scholarship.  \nThere are several reasons that the remaining 16 percent of children who are already enrolled might not be connected toa provider, primarily related to timing and supply-side constraints. For example, families may be searching for a provider who accepts scholarships or waiting for an open slot that  \nBox 1. How does the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program work?  \nChild care is a core element of the state’s workforce infrastructure for families with children, although  \nprices can create uneven access for moderate-or lower-income families. The New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program (NH CCSP), a federal-state partnership administered by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, helps unlock access to high-quality child care for these families. The NH CCSPhelps eligible families by offsetting tuition costs up to an established maximum rate. Families with incomes above the poverty line pay a small income-specific “cost share”fee,3 along with any co-payment (the difference between the maximum reimbursement rate and program tuition costs) that providers may charge.4 In essence, child care scholarships function like a “coupon” accepted by 80.2 percent of licensed child care programs statewide.  \n\n| Key Findings |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| | Enrollment in the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program has more than doubled since program eligibility changed in 2024, with 5,817 children enrolled by December 2025. |\n| | Almost two-thirds of children actively using a New Hampshire child care scholarship are underage five. |\n| | Children in all counties utilize the New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program, reaching more than 7 percent of children underage 5 in Belknap, Carroll, and Sullivan Counties. |\n\nmeets their families’ needs. Families might also purposely wait to be deemed scholarship-eligible before seeking care, since any tuition owed between child care program enrollment and the family’s official scholarship eligibility determination would need to be paid by the family directly or absorbed by the child care provider. This challenge has been addressed by New Hampshire’s new policy effective January 1, 2026, which allows families to be “presumed eligible” before being formally approved.5 This ensures that child care programs are not at risk of having to waive costs for families in need and ensures adults are able to work and children are able to learn sooner.  \nYoung Children Statewide Are Served by Scholarship Program  \nFigure 1 shows that most New Hampshire children who use the scholarship program are not yet of school age (65 percent). Nearly one-third of children currently using a child care scholarship are under age 3.  \nChildren in each New Hampshire county utilize the CCSP. Aligned with the state’s population distribution, the largest  \nHuddleston Hall • 73 Main Street • Durham, NH 03824  \n(603) 862-2821 • [carsey.unh.edu](carsey.unh.edu)  \nTTY Users: dial 7-1-1 or  \n1-800-735-2964 (Relay N.H.)  \n2 CA R S EY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY  \nFigure 1. Age of Children Enrolled in the NH Child Care Scholarship Program and Linked to a Child Care Provider, December 2025  \nSource: Carsey School of Public Policy","cbCainIBeY3GOlOa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainIBeY3GOlOa","pdf",395765,"English","# Program Growth and Enrollment Trends\n## Enrollment changes since January 2024\n## Participation and provider connection rates\n# Program Functioning and Policy Context\n## How the NH CCSP works\n## Federal policy influence via CCDF\n# Geographic and Demographic Utilization\n## Age distribution of enrolled children\n## County-level participation rates","[{\"question\":\"How much did enrollment increase after eligibility expanded in January 2024?\",\"answer\":\"Enrollment grew from 2,660 children enrolled in December 2023 to 5,817 by December 2025, more than doubling over the period.\"},{\"question\":\"What share of enrolled children are connected to a child care provider?\",\"answer\":\"Of the enrolled children, 84.2% are connected to a child care provider and actively using their scholarship, while 16% are not connected due to factors like timing and supply-side constraints.\"},{\"question\":\"How do federal policies influence the NH Child Care Scholarship Program?\",\"answer\":\"The program is primarily funded through the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Federal guidelines set caps on certain spending categories and states administer programs under federally approved plans with impacts from federal guidance and administrative changes.\"}]","Carsey Research - Issue Brief #194 - Winter 2026 | PDF",1792046260]