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

5 “Clear and convincing” means proof that is stronger than a preponderance of the evidence and is unmistakable or free from serious or substantial doubt. “Colorado Child Care Assistance Program” or “CCCAP” means the public assistance program for child care known as the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program established in Part 1 or Article 4 of Title 26.5. CCCAP is administered by the Department and provides child care subsidies to households in the following programs: Low-Income Child Care, Colorado Works Child Care, Protective Services Child Care, and Child Welfare Child Care. CDEC is responsible for the oversight and coordination of all child care funds and services. “Colorado Works Program” is the program administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services in Part 7 of Article 2 of Title 26. Colorado Works is Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program that provides public assistance to households in need. The Colorado Works program is designed to assist adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) in becoming self-sufficient by strengthening the economic and social stability of households. “Colorado Works Child Care” means a child care component within CCCAP for Colorado Works households with an adult caretaker or teen parent who have been referred for child care by the county Colorado Works worker and are determined work eligible per Colorado Works Program rules located at 9 CCR 2503-6 (Aug. 30, 2022), herein incorporated by reference.. No later editions or amendments are incorporated. These regulations are available at no cost from the Colorado Department of Human Services, 1575 Sherman St., Denver, Colorado 80203, or at https://www.sos.state.co.us/ccr. These regulations are also available for inspection and copying at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, 710 S. Ash Street, Bldg. C, Denver, Colorado 80246 during regular business hours. “Colorado Works households” means members of the same Colorado Works household who meet requirements of the Colorado Works program, through receipt of basic cash assistance or state diversion payments while working toward achieving self-sufficiency through eligible work activities and eventual employment where the adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s) is included in the assistance unit, as defined in The Colorado Works Program Rules (9 CCR 2503-6), incorporated by reference in this rule section 3.103. “Collateral Contact” means a verbal or written confirmation of a household's circumstances by a person outside the household who has first-hand knowledge of the information, made either in person, electronically submitted, or by telephone. “Confirmed abuse or neglect” means any report of an act or omission that threatens the health or welfare of a child that is found by a court, law enforcement agency, or entity authorized to investigate abuse or neglect to be supported by a preponderance of the evidence. “Consumer Education” means information provided to adult caretaker(s) or teen parent(s), child care providers, and the general public that will promote informed child care choices; information on access to other programs in which families may be eligible; and, information on developmental screenings. “Cooperation with Child Support Services (county option)” means applying for Child Support Services for all children who are in need of care and have an absent parent, within thirty (30) calendar-days of the completion and approval of the CCCAP application and maintaining compliance with Child Support Services case unless a good cause exemption exists. The county IV-D administrator or designee determines cooperation with Child Support Services. “County or Counties” means the county departments of social/human services. “Department” means the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.