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2. Ten (10) Business Day Written Notice Not Given When the child care provider states the family has not given at least a ten (10) business day written notice to terminate care, the Designee will advise the family of the family’s responsibility to notify the provider in writing and pay all charges/fees or enter into a payment agreement and they may be subject to a penalty.

If the family does not pay their provider their co-pay, the difference in the cost of care not paid by the CCAP, and/or any other fees related to child care that are charged by the provider, and the provider submits a timely Report of Family Non-Payment CC80 to the Designee, the Designee will review and determine if the family owes monies to the provider. See section 4150-3 Non- Payment to Provider. Care is to be authorized to a new eligible provider identified by the family.

When a participating parent either reports to the Designee they removed their child from the care of their provider without giving the required written ten (10) business day notice, or wants out of the required notice due to a concern with the provider more information is needed. The Designee must obtain information regarding the concern by asking open ended questions such as, “Tell me what happened?” If the parent is vague about what their concern is or reports something that happened “a while ago, last month...” and the child(ren) remained in the providers care, the parent remains responsible to meet the notice requirement and care will not be authorized to a new provider for a start date prior to the required ten (10) business day notice.

If the parent describes a situation immediately preceding, (this week, yesterday…) the removal of the child(ren) from the provider’s care indicating abuse, harm, or serious risk of harm that is considered a priority level 1, they must report the incident within twenty-four (24) hours to the local police and to the Designee if the family’s provider is an Approved Relative or In- home caregiver or Child Care Licensing office responsible for the oversight of a licensed provider. If the concern reported is a level 2 or level 3 health and safety concern, the family is still required to give their child care provider at least a ten (10) business day written notice prior to changing providers. See sections 4120-1C. 5. c. Reported Allegation of Abuse, Harm, or Serious Risk of Harm and 4340-2 A. Priority Level 1.

3. Ten (10) Business Day Written Notice Waived When the child care provider waives the family’s required ten (10)