Examples
How to Apply the Hourly Care Reinbursement Rate
Hourly Care reimbursement rates are applied when the portion of needed child care exceeds 52.5 hours per week.
Example 1:
A family requests child care for 60 hours per week. The provider’s regular operating hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The provider’s stated full-time standard rate covers a family for up to 54 hours of care per week.
The provider would be paid at the standard rate for 54 hours because the provider’s standard full-time rate already covers the time period between 52.5 and 54 hours. The difference of six hours between the provider’s stated standard rate (54 hours) and the 60 hours of the family’s total need would be reimbursed at the “full-time plus” rate because the needs of the family exceed the 52.5-hour rule. The “plus” refers to the amount of time that exceeds 52.5 hours, or as in this example, exceeds the provider’s stated standard rate. The provider will be reimbursed for six additional hours.
Example 2:
The same family needs child care 55 hours per week. However, the provider operates from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for 60 hours a week and their full-time rate covers the full period of time of operation.
The provider would not be paid an additional hourly rate beyond 52.5 hours because the provider’s stated full-time rate already covers the total child care hours needed.