A Two-Generation Approach to Supporting Student Parents: The Importance of Georgia’s CCAMPIS Programs
Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) is the only federally funded program designed to help student parents afford child care while enrolled in higher education. Higher education institutions can apply for CCAMPIS grants to provide comprehensive child care services, such as campus-based child care, subsidized child care costs, and before and after-school programming, for Pell-eligible student parents. Beyond child care, CCAMPIS funding supports student parents with wraparound supports, such as career services and tutoring. Since its inception in 1999, the program has received bipartisan support, benefiting students, their children, and the state of Georgia as a whole.