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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

98 LL. Reports of unpaid parent fees shall be documented in the case file and the county shall not take action on a report of unpaid parent fees until re- determination. If the unpaid parent fee is reported outside of the required reporting period outlined in rule section 3.128(Q), the county shall not take any action. If at the time of re-determination, the parent fee remains unpaid and acceptable payment arrangements have not been made with the child care provider, the household shall remain ineligible until: 1. Delinquent parent fees are paid in full; 2. Adequate payment arrangements are made with the child care provider to whom the fees are owed and an agreement is signed by both parties; or 3. County determination of verified good faith efforts to make payment to the child care provider(s), when the client was unable to locate the child care provider(s). MM. Counties shall authorize care based on verified need, by establishing an authorization to cover the maximum amount of units needed to ensure care is available based on the adult caretaker or teen parent’s participation in an eligible activity, and shall not be linked directly to the adult caretaker or teen parent’s activity schedule and should be based on the child’s need for care. NN. Counties are encouraged to blend Head Start, Early Head Start and CCDF funding streams by authorizing care based on the child’s need for care, regardless of the child’s Head Start or early Head Start enrollment status, in order to provide seamless services to children dually enrolled in these programs. OO. Counties shall align the Low-Income Child Care re-determination date with the Head Start or Early Head Start program year upon notification that a child is enrolled in a Head Start or Early Head Start program. The re-determination date shall not occur any earlier than twelve (12) months from the application date. PP. With regard to services to students enrolled in grades one (1) through twelve (12), no funds may be used for services provided during the regular school day, for any services for which the students received academic credit toward