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4370-1 CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RATES AND PROVIDER CHARGES Subsidy rates for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) are established under the Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule to ensure eligible families have equal access to quality child care services comparable to care provided for families not eligible to receive CCAP subsidies.

PROGRAM RATES The Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule establishes the payment rate, also known as the state rate, for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Rate Region where the provider operates. Rates are set by the CCAP Rate Region, provider type, child’s age category, and unit(s) of care. Units of care include full or part day and full or part month. The Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule defines the child age categories as:

1. Infant: A child from birth through twelve (12) months of age;

2. Toddler: A child thirteen (13) months of age throughthirty-five (35) months of age;

3. Preschool Age: A child thirty-six (36) months of age through fifty- nine (59) months of age;and

4. School Age: A child five (5) years of age through twelve (12) years of age. School age includes a child who turns thirteen (13) years of age during the family’s certification period and continues to have care authorized.

Children remain in the same age category through the full calendar month in which they reach the next age category.

For example: A child turns thirteen (13) months of age on June 7th. They will remain in the Infant age category through June 30th.