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business day written notice they are agreeing care may be ended prior to the required ten (10) business days, and the provider will not receive payment beyond the last day of care. Care may be authorized to a new provider starting any time after the last day of care with the current provider.

The Designee must obtain a copy of the written mutual agreement signed and dated by both the child care provider and family and will: a. Cancel the current and/or any future month authorizations depending on the last day of care and documenting in a case note the mutual agreement has been received and the last date of care with this provider; b. Re-authorize care as a full or part month to the current authorized provider for the month through the last day care was provided based on the number of day units needed to this provider; c. Authorize care to the new provider, as a full or part month, starting with the date identified by the family that is after the last day of care with their current provider, and any future months previously authorized based on the number of day units needed to this provider; d. Issue a Child Care Assistance-Notice of Change to the familyand include a copy of the canceled authorization(s) and newly issued authorization documents; e. Mark the canceled Child Care Authorization documentas “canceled or void”; and f. Provide a copy of the canceled authorization(s) and newly issued authorization documents to the family and provider(s).

4. Ten (10) Business Day Notice Not Waived WhenTimeframe Ends in the Current Month When the child care provider does not waive the family’s required ten (10) business day written notice and the child does not continue attending, the ten (10) business day notice time period will be applied from the date the family reported the change. Care will be authorized to the new provider starting the day after the last day of the required the (10) business day notice timeframe with the current provider. 5. Ten (10) Business Day Written Notice Not Required a. Sudden Ineligibility When a participating parent becomes suddenly ineligible for participation in the CCAP, they are not required to give their child care provider a ten (10) business day written notice prior