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reason for the denial.

When a family has been determined non-financially eligible, the Designee must determine the family’s child care need. To determine if the family is non-financially eligible for Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) benefits, the schedules for the parent(s) and child(ren) are compared to see if there is a need for child care. The family’s child care need must also be compared to their selected child care provider’s hours of operation, facility’s scheduled closures as documented in schedule tab of the ICCIS provider module, and the provider must be participating in the CCAP in which the CCAP box includes a check mark in the Home tab of the ICCIS provider module.

1. Parent(s) Schedule Any applicable travel, study, and sleep time the parent is eligible for must be included in their schedule.

a. One (1) parent family The parent’s time spent in their eligible activity(ies) and any applicable study, travel, or sleep time is compared to the child’s schedule to determine when child care is needed.

b. Two (2) Parent Family The time spent in their eligible activity(ies), including travel, study, and sleep time for each parent in the family must be compared to each other and to the child’s schedule, to determine any overlapping time when child care would be needed. The overlapping, or times both parents are participating in their eligible activities at the same time, determines the eligible unit of care.

If the second (2nd) parent is incapacitated or absent from the home, their schedule is not used to determine the level of child care needed.

In situations where one (1) or both parents of the family are determined incapacitated, a reasonable schedule of up to full time enrollment is allowed.

When the parents’ schedules of eligible activity(ies) do not overlap, the family is not eligible for CCAP benefits.

2. Child(ren) Schedule The schedule for each eligible child in the family must be evaluated separately taking into consideration any custody