equal-access-payment-rates

Reason(s) for non-compliance: • The Lead Agency’s payment rates for infants in center-based care, infants in family child care homes, preschoolers in center-based care, and preschoolers in family child care homes are not sufficient to ensure equal access, as required by 98.45(a). (Plan Question 4.3.2a) Overall Target Completion Date: 01/30/2026 Action Step Number Action Step Description Target Completion Date 1 Evaluate current data related to payment rates 01/31/2025 2 Conduct an alternative methodology to determine the sufficiency of child care reimbursement rates 09/30/2025 3 Implement new payment rates on website. 01/30/2026 4 Communicate the new payment rates to impacted entities. 01/30/2026