Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a nutrition assistance program that improves the nutrition and health of families. The program provides benefits for healthy foods, nutrition education for parents and caregivers, breastfeeding support from trained professionals, and referrals to community resources like health and social services.

WIC services include:

  • Nutrition and Health Information
  • Prenatal nutrition
  • Breastfeeding information
  • Healthy eating tips for your family
  • Nutritious recipes, plus much more

WIC is a Health and Nutrition Program for:

  • Babies
  • Children under 5
  • Pregnant Women
  • New Mothers

For an overview of how California families grow healthy with WIC, click here.

How Do I Qualify?

You may be able to get WIC if you:

  • Are pregnant
  • Are breastfeeding a baby under the age of one
  • Had a baby within the last six months
  • Have a child under the age of five
  • Experienced a pregnancy loss/termination

WIC is available to anyone who lives in California and meets the program guidelines regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability.

Additionally, your income must be less than or equal to:

Effective July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Number of people in family*Annual**MonthlyTwice-MonthlyBi-weeklyWeekly
1$25,142$2,098$1,048$967$484
2$33,874$2,823$1,412$1,303$654
3$42,606$3,551$1,776$1,639$820
4$51,338$4,279$2,140$1,975$988
5$60,070$5,006$2,503$2,311$1,156
6$68,802$5,734$2,867$2,647$1,324
7$77,534$6,462$3,231$2,983$1,492
8$86,266$7,189$3,595$3,318$1,659
More than 8$8,732 per added family member$728 per added family member$364 per added family member$336 per added family member$168 per added family member

*The number of persons in your household, including unborn children, should be counted in the number of people in the family. For example, a person who is single and pregnant with one child would count as a family of two.

**WIC does not include Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for military families.

Find out if you’re eligible using the WIC eligibility assessment tool:

WIC Eligibility Assessment

 

To learn more about WIC benefits, click here.

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CDA Reimbursement Schedule
Family is authorized with a variable schedule

Variable schedules are reimbursed for the actual care hours provided that are within the hours authorized. The reimbursement will not exceed the amount billed by the provider or the full-time (FT) or part-time (PT) RMRC listed on the certificate for child care services. CDA will not reimburse for child absences, provider holiday or closure days on a variable schedule. If the full billed/invoiced amount is not paid, the parent is responsible for the difference directly to the provider.

Reimbursement of provider non-operation days/holidays

The number of reimbursable provider holidays and/or non-operation days is limited to a maximum of 10 days per fiscal year. Once these allowable limits are exceeded, reimbursement will be prorated for future closure days.

Reimbursement of registration fees, material fees, insurance fees

Fees for registration, material and/or insurance may be reimbursed if the current reimbursement amount does not exceed the Regional Market Rate Ceiling (RMRC). Reimbursement of these fees is limited to one (1) per child, per fiscal year and will be made in a single payment when requested on the child’s attendance record.

Note: For providers with programs that have multiple fees in one year or where it has been determined that the reimbursement amount exceeds the RMRC, the excess fees will be the responsibility of the parent.

License-exempt Providers:

When child care is authorized for a total of 30 or more hours per week the Full Time Weekly RMRC will be used. When childcare is authorized for a total of less than 30 hours per week the Part Time Hourly RMRC will be used.

View the State’s RMRC by County See the full program guidelines

Congratulations! You may be eligible for CDA’s program.

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We’re sorry, you may not be eligible for CDA’s program.

If you would like to receive a personal eligibility screening, please complete the form below:

We’re sorry, it appears you may have different need for child care services than those listed.

To receive a personal eligibility screening, please call us at: (619) 427-4411 ext. 1400