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

62 3.115 PURCHASE OF SERVICES 3.115.1 CHILD CARE PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT RATES The counties shall implement the state-established licensed child care provider base payment rates for each county on July first every year. In addition to establishing licensed child care provider base payment rates, the state department will establish tiered reimbursement rates based on quality levels for licensed child care providers that enroll children participating in CCCAP. A. Payment rates shall be defined utilizing the state established, system supported age bands. B. Rate types are selected by child care provider type (licensed home, licensed center, and qualified exempt child care providers). The Department has established rate type definitions to be used by all counties and deviation from the rate definitions shall not be permitted. C. Payments shall be made in part time/full time daily rates. 1. Part-time is defined as zero (0) hours, zero (0) minutes, and one (1) second through five (5) hours, zero (0) minutes, and zero (0) seconds per day. Part time is paid at fifty-five percent (55%) of the full time rate. 2. Full time is defined as five (5) hours, zero (0) minutes, and one (1) second through twelve (12) hours, zero (0) minutes, and zero (0) seconds. 3. Full-time/part time is defined as twelve (12) hours, zero (0) minutes, one (1) second through seventeen (17) hours, zero (0) minutes, zero (0) seconds of care. 4. Full time/full time is defined as seventeen (17) hours, zero (0) minutes, one (1) second through twenty-four (24) hours, zero (0) minutes, zero (0) seconds of care. 5. Counties may set rates for alternative care as defined by the county and reported in the county plan. D. Counties must not set qualified exempt child care provider rates such that they inhibit or deter providers from becoming licensed. E. Absences and Holidays. 1. Effective August 1, 2021 until June 30, 2022, counties shall reimburse licensed child care providers for absences based on the following schedule: a. No fewer than Six (6) absences per month if they are in levels one (1) or two (2) of the department’s quality rating and improvement system. b. No fewer than Seven (7) absences per month if they are in levels three (3), four (4), or five (5) of the department’s quality rating and improvement system. c. No fewer than Six (6) absences per month if they are a school age child care program that does not have a quality rating through the department’s quality rating and improvement system. 2. Effective July 1, 2022, counties shall reimburse licensed child care providers for absences based on the following schedule: