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(5) all staff who work with children in the facility must participate in the SEED registry if available. (c) If the department determines that a facility is not qualified under (b) of this section, the facility may reapply every six months. (d) The department will annually evaluate each facility receiving an enhanced program rate under this section to determine whether the facility continues to be qualified under (b) of this section. (e) Within 30 days after issuing a written notice to the facility, the department will discontinue an enhanced program rate under this section if appropriations are no longer available or if the facility ceases to meet the standards of (b) of this section. If the discontinuance is for failure to meet the standards of (b) of this section, the notice will advise the facility of the right to request an administrative review under 7 AAC 41.435. (f) In this section, “SEED” means System for Early Education Development. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.25.001 AS 47.25.041 Editor’s note: Information regarding requirements of the System for Early Education Development (SEED) program referred to in 7 AAC 41.030 is available from the University of Alaska Southeast, Bill Ray Center, Professional Education Center, 1108 F Street, Juneau, AK 99801. Additional information is available at the following website: http://www.seedalaska. org. 7 AAC 41.035. Enrollment authorization. (a) For a child whose authorized unit of care is for part or full month enrollment, child care costs are paid based on the program payment rate established in the department’s Child Care Assistance Program Rate Schedule, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 41.025, except that the department or a designee may pay at the part month rate under that schedule if during the month

(1) the child is in attendance five or fewer days;

(2) the child is in attendance five or fewer days, care is ending, and the notice required under 7 AAC 41.345(d) and (e) is mutually waived;