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

12 B. Teen parents; C. Children with additional care needs; D. Families experiencing homelessness; and, E. Segments of population defined by county, based on local needs. “Teen parent” means a parent under twenty-one (21) years of age who has physical custody of his/her child(ren) for the period that care is requested and is in an eligible activity such as attending junior high/middle school, high school, GED program, vocational/technical training activity, employment, self- employment, or job search. “Temporary Absence or Temporary Break” means a period of time when an adult caretaker or teen parent is absent from their employment, self-employment, or education activity due to seasonal work, medical leave, maternity/paternity leave, and holidays or scheduled breaks but still remains employed, self- employed, or enrolled in training or education and will return to the activity after the duration of their leave or break. “Tiered reimbursement” means a pay structure that reflects increasing rates for high-quality early childhood programs that receive CCCAP reimbursement. These increases are made in addition to the base reimbursement rate. “Timely written notice” means that any adverse action shall be preceded by a prior notice period of fifteen (15) calendar-days. “Timely” means that written notice is provided to the household and child care provider at least by the business day following the date the action was entered into the eligibility system. The fifteen (15) calendar-day prior notice period constitutes the period during which assistance is continued and no adverse action is to be taken during this time. “Training and post-secondary education” is a Low-Income Child Care eligible activity where an adult caretaker or teen parent attends educational programs including regionally accredited post-secondary education for a Bachelor's degree or less or a workforce training program such as vocational, technical, or job skills training. Workforce training programs include educational activities after completing basic education. “Transition families” means households ending their participation in the Colorado Works Program and who are eligible to transition to Low-Income Child Care Assistance. “Units” or “unit of care” means the period of time authorized care is billed by a child care provider and paid for a household. (These units would be full-time, part-time, full-time/part-time, or full-time/full-time.) “Up-to-date immunizations” means documentation of immunization status or exemption as required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Immunizations required for school entry are set by the board of health and based on recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). “Voluntarily out of the home” means circumstances where an adult caretaker or teen parent is out of the home due to his/her choice to include, but not be limited to, job search, employment, military service, vacations, and/or family emergencies. “Wait list” means a list maintained by a county that reflects individuals who have submitted a complete application for the CCCAP program for whom the county is not able to immediately enroll.