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provider’s hours of operation and scheduled closures as listed in the Schedule screen of ICCIS for all provider types, to determine if the family will be eligible for care with their selected child care provider or if a possible secondary provider may be needed. When a family is using an In-home child care caregiver, care cannot be issued for the family until the In-home provider and caregiver have been determined eligible and approved. If a change in provider schedule is reported, the assigned provider specialist for exempt providers or licensing specialist for licensed providers must be notified. A case note must be entered in the ICCIS provider module documenting the change received and forwarded to the provider specialist or licensing specialist.

5. In-Home Child Care To be eligible to hire an In-home child care caregiver for the children of the family, the family must require care for: a. At least four (4) children in the family who are younger than thirteen (13) years of age and are not in school during any time during the day; or b. At least one (1) child with a disability. Verification froma health care or mental health care professional must be provided; or c. At least one (1) child who is younger than twelve (12) months of age; or d. At least one (1) child of a family in which all parents are working non-traditional hours or a night shift.

When a PASS II or PASS III family has been determined non-financially eligible, the Designee must also determine if the family is financially eligible to receive CCAP benefits. Information used to determine eligibility is to be clearly documented in an ICCIS case note including how much travel time the parent stated is needed each way. See section 4080 Determining Child Care Assistance Family Financial Eligibility.

4080 DETERMINING CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FAMILY FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY Families applying for Parents Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS) II or PASS III Child Care Assistance (CCA) are determined income eligible by the Designee. Financial eligibility is based on the family’s gross countable income, family size and sliding fee scale. For more