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for summer vacation and child care is needed;

o A change in custody of a child in which the child will be in the home for more than previously reported and additional care is needed; o Change in a parent’s work schedule increasing the hours worked or the addition of any other eligible activity in which an increase to the level of care is needed and the family is eligible; and o Change in a parent’s work schedule or rate of pay decreasing the hours worked and/or monthlyincome which may also decrease to the family’s co-pay.

2. Confirm with the family the information received and/or missing on the application: a. Family composition. If the family’s application indicates the parent is married and the other parent is not listed, confirm during the interview the parent is married. See section 4070-3 B. 3. Residing Apart – No contact. When verification requested in the Child Care Assistance Application Received – Pended Notice is not provided with the other parent’s information or verification of the legal separation, a Request for Information form is submitted to the Child Care Program Office (CCPO) Eligibility and Benefits Staff via the policy mail box at dpaccp@alaska.gov.

If a family reports during the interview that children will be moving into the home or will be in the home temporarily, the Designee will request age and citizenship verification for child(ren) needing care, add the child(ren) to the participation for the family, effective as of the date the family reports the child(ren) entered the home, if reported timely, or the date of the interview if not reported timely. If the child(ren) are reported to be in the home temporarily, this may require several budgets to be created in the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS) with the last budget reflecting the child(ren) has left the home and the family size is reduced.

Example: Application for a family of four (4) was received June 5th. The family reports during the interview on June 10th a child entered the home on June 9th and will be in the home through July 31 at which time the child will return to the other parent’s home effective August 1. The following actions should happen: