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Licensing Specialist will notify the Designee responsible for the family authorizations, and the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) policy mailbox at dpaccp@alaska.gov of the closure timeframe, so any applicable action can be taken regarding their CCAP, Child Care Grant Program (CCG) and Alaska Inclusive Child Care Program (Alaska IN!) participation. If a licensed provider is closing for an undetermined amount of time the Licensing Specialist will also notify the Designee and the CCAP policy mailbox when the provider has re-opened. When a licensed provider notifies the Designee of a closure of more than seven (7) consecutive days in a month, the Designee will notify the Licensing Specialist, and if applicable the Designee responsible for the family authorizations.

If a provider closes their facility for more than seven (7) consecutive days, in a month, the Child Care Assistance Authorization document(s) issued as full month, for the month in which the closure occurred, will be canceled and reissued as part month, even if it is during the current month. The provider’s closure dates are to be added to the variable section of the revised authorization when the document is re-created.

When a licensed provider is closing for specific or undetermined amount of time and their case in the Integrated Child Care Information System (ICCIS) is changed to Temp Inactive they remain CCAP eligible as long as their child care license or CCAP approval has not expired during the time they are inactive. The Designee will send any applicable notices as alerts in ICCIS come due during this timeframe, however, the provider’s CCAP participation will not be renewed or continued if the provider is in Temp Inactive statusduring their CCAP renewal month.

If the parent chooses a secondary provider to cover the primary provider’s closure dates, the Designee will issue care, as applicable, to cover this timeframe. See section 4100-3 Monthly Maximum Units of Care That Can Be Authorized.

4330-2 AGENCY INITIATED CLOSURES When the Child Care Program Office (CCPO) or Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) Child Care Licensing Staff determines a provider's continued operation would result in imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a child in care, the Licensing office issues a suspension or revocation to the provider either orally and/or in writing. The action is effective immediately and extends for a period