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school would be the time identified by the parent that is between 8:50 am and 4:00 pm.

• Variable Eligible Activity or Child Care Need Child care is allowable for the times a parent is engaged in their eligible activity up to the maximum unit equivalent to a full month plus a part month. When the number of days per week/month in which a parent participates in their eligible activity varies, the most days possible to be used are to be included when determining the units of care. The parent’s schedule and varying information is to be clearly detailed in a CMS client note. For Example 1: A family consisting of one (1) parent with non-school aged children. The parent’s typical work schedule is 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, any four (4) days per week, but one (1) or two (2) times per month they are called in to work a fifth (5th) day. (4 full days per week X 4 weeks = 16 full days plus 2 additional full days = 18 full days possible). A full month would be warranted to be authorized.

For Example 2: A family consisting of one (1) parent with school aged children. The parent’s typical work schedule is 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, any four (4) days per week, but one (1) or two (2) times per month they are called in to work a fifth (5th) day. (4 part days per week X 4 weeks = 16 part days plus 2 additional part days = 18 part days possible + the applicable number of full day in-service or school closure days). The child could need between seventeen (17) and twenty-three (23) part days of care in a month plus additional full days for in-service/school closures. A full time month (with no additional full days) would be warranted to be authorized. See 4080-2 Definitions of Units of Care.

• Multiple Child Care Providers When a family utilizes more than one (1) child care provider in a given month the provider where most of the care is to be used is generally considered the primary provider. Care authorized between child care providers will not exceed the maximum unit equivalent to a full month plus a part month, except in the case of shared custody requiring care to be issued to providers in different service delivery areas.

2. UNITS OF CARE Units of care are the length of allowable time used when authorizing the family’s child care benefit. These units include part day, full day,