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Designees are to include full days, as applicable, for all known in- service and school closures based on the school district’s calendar for the specific school the child attends, in when determining if a full month or part month is to be authorized. If the school district’s calendar is not yet published covering the family’s full certification period, the most current published calendar will be used as a guide for the number of in-service or school closure days for those months. The calendar used is to be clearly documented in the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS) case note.

Additional days are not included in the units of care for times the child is too ill to attend school and needs child care as these cannot be anticipated. These days will be identified by the child care provider and up to five (5) full time days will be paid accordingly during the payment verification process. Sick days are only applicable for payment for school-aged children who normally attend school.

Child care is not allowable during the same hours the child could normally attend public school in first (1st) grade or higher, according to the local school district rules, criteria, and schedule. This includes those children enrolled in a home school program.

Child care is not allowable for a child enrolled in a private, public, or home school for hours when the child is in school. Children enrolled in a home school program are considered in school based on the child’s grade level and hours for that grade based on the local school district. When different times are identified for different schools within the local school district, the parent’s identified time for home school activity during those times will be used.

For example: Child would be in first (1st) grade if attending public school. Elementary school A starts at 8:50 am and ends at 3:30 pm and elementary school B starts at 9:15 am and ends at 4:00 pm. The time the child is considered in school would be the time identified by the parent that is between 8:50 am and 4:00 pm.

5. PASS II and PASS III Job Search Applying families with one (1) or both parents searching for work are not eligible for program participation unless the parent’s paid employment ended on or after the date their application was submitted and date stamped received.