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• The participant is transferred from Stage One to Stage Two, and the county or contractor receives confirmation from the Stage Two contractor of enrollment in Stage Two or that the family is ineligible. A family engaged in Stage One Child Care shall not be subject to discontinuance due to abandonment of care, per ACL 19-99. • The participant exceeds income eligibility of 85 percent of the state median income for their family size MPP Section 47-230.2. • If an exempt participant initially volunteers to participate and does not sign a Welfare to Work (WTW) plan to participate in welfare to work activities but later decides not to volunteer to participate.

6) As described in ACL 19-99, immediate and continuous eligibility for child care is the concurrent approval of CalWORKs cash aid and authorization for full-time CalWORKs Stage One Child Care services child care is authorized as full-time unless the recipient specifically requests part-time care. As stated in CCB 24-04, part-time child care is defined as care certified for a child for fewer than 25 hours per week, and full-time care is defined as care certified for a child for 25 or more hours per week, pursuant to WIC Section10213.5(al)(1)(2); Stage One Child Care begins the date the child care authorization is provided or the first day child care is used, whichever is later.

7) Counties and contractors shall continue to manage the participants’ transition from Stage One to Stage Two so that participants do not experience a break in child care services as they move between the stages of CalWORKs child care services ACL 19-99, p.11. Regardless of the counties definition of stable or the date of transfer to Stage Two, the initial child care authorization and any reauthorizations shall be for 24-months ACIN I-26-20, Question 2.

• The participant’s child care shall continue in Stage One until child care is provided in Stages Two or Three, unless the family is otherwise ineligible MPP Section 47-301.5. Counties must authorize child care in 24-month intervals. • Once a 24-month authorization period ends, counties are required to assess each participant’s continued eligibility for child care. If the participant remains eligible, they will be authorized for at a minimum 24- months of child care in Stage One or until transferred to Stage Two. However, if the family's situation is not stable or the participant is not able to transfer to another stage, the county shall recertify the participant for another 24-month period, if they are otherwise eligible. • Stage One Child Care recipients do not need to recertify child care eligibility more frequently than once every 24-months per ACL 19-99 unless: the recipient indicates that their child care needs have increased, they have a new child who needs care, they have changed child care providers, or the eligible child becomes ineligible. If the recipient initially