OKDHS helps low-income parents pay for child care, which allows them to work and/or complete their education or training. Only licensed and contracted child care homes and centers are eligible to participate in the subsidy program. Applications are processed for Child Care Subsidy benefits within two business days. Prompt processing of Child Care Subsidy applications not only ensures families receive benefits quickly enough to begin or continue employment or training/education activities, it also helps maintain good working relationships with child care providers.