Federal childcare subsidy for working North Dakota families to expire in September

By: Erin Hemme Froslie

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 957

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A pilot program designed to attract and retain workers in North Dakota by assisting with childcare costs will stop in September, ending financial support for hundreds of families.

The ND Working Parents Child Care Relief Program began in 2023 using federal COVID-19 relief funds. The goal of the program, which is administered by the state Department of Health and Human Services, was to make it easier for parents to join or rejoin the …

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