Financial Aid

The City of Aspen and Kids First offer Financial Aid for qualifying families to help pay for any child age 5 or under attending licensed childcare in Pitkin County. The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must live or work in the Urban Growth Boundary, must be working during childcare hours on the days you receive assistance, and must use licensed childcare in Pitkin County.

Financial Aid is based on the parent's ability to pay, much like Financial Aid for higher education. When families apply with us, we calculate their annual gross income, the number of children using childcare, the number of days they attend childcare, and the annual cost of that care. Using 14-16% as a guideline, Kids First pays the amount above that which parents can afford.

• Financial Aid Policy & Application Form
• Aplicación de Matricula de Asistencia del Cuidado de Ninos
• Aspen UGB Boundary

Kids First Childcare Financial Aid Calculator

Here are a few questions to help determine possible eligibility for financial aid:
--- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15	How many members in your household, including yourself, your spouse or significant other, dependents (children under 18)?
	What is your household's total gross income per year? What is this?
--- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	How many children under five in childcare?
--- 1 2 3 4 5	What are the average # of days your child(ren) will be enrolled in childcare per week?
	What is your daily cost of childcare per child?

Completed applications must be to Kids First prior to these dates:

• FEBRUARY 1: for tuition assistance beginning March 1
• MAY 1: Annual Deadline -- All participants must re-apply using their most recent year's Federal Income Tax Return. Assistance begins June 1
• AUGUST 1: for tuition assistance beginning September 1
• NOVEMBER 1: for tuition assistance beginning December 1