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a. Family Eligible for In-home Child Care The parent(s) of the family must be participating in their eligible activity outside the family’s home except allowable sleep time, at the same time, and need care for at least one of the following: • At least four (4) children who are not in school at any time during the day, are otherwise eligible, and are not the children of the In-home caregiver; and/or • At least one (1) child with special needs verified by a health care or mental health care professional; and/or • At least one (1) child who is younger than twelve (12) months of age. If this is the only qualifying criteria, eligibility to use In-home care ends the month following the child turning twelve (12) months of age; and/or • At least one (1) child, if all parents in the family are working a night shift. Night shift is defined as employment requiring a minimum of six (6) work and travel hours between the time of 8:00 pm and 6:00 am. If this is the only qualifying criteria, eligibility to use In-home care ends the month following a parent no longer working a night shift.

b. Eligible In-home Caregiver The In-home caregiver is considered an employee of the family and: • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age; • Have at least a high school diploma, GED, or the equivalent; d. Cannot be a member of the family’s Temporary Assistance (TA) unit; e. May be related or unrelated to the children receivingcare; f. May not reside in the same home as the children of the family they are caringfor; g. Will not be established with the CCAP as a different child care provider type at the same time they are providing in- home child care; h. May bring their own child(ren) into the family’s home while providing child care services only with written approval from the family and only if by doing so the total number of children in care combined does not exceed five (5); and i. Will only be approved to provide in-home childcare services for one family at a time.