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

63 a. No fewer than three (3) 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 four (4) 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 three (3) 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. 3. Counties may pay licensed child care providers for holidays in accordance with the policy set by the county and approved by the Department. 4. Counties may adopt a policy allowing the use of hold slots in order to address payments for unattended authorized care that is in addition to absences, holidays, and school breaks to hold a child's space with a provider when the child is not in care. F. Counties may adopt a policy to pay for drop in days in addition to regularly authorized care. G. Bonus Payments Counties shall not at any time use federal Child Care Development Block Grant Funds (CCDBG), or state General Funds, for the payment of bonuses to child care providers serving children in the CCCAP program. A county shall not use CCDBG or state General Funds to retroactively increase the daily rate paid to child care providers and issue a payment to child care providers based on that retroactive calculation. H. Child care providers who contend that the county has not made payment for care provided under CCCAP in compliance with these rules may request an informal conference with staff, the appropriate supervisor, the county director or the director's designee, and, if requested by the child care provider(s), state program staff. Any request for a conference shall be submitted in writing within fifteen (15) calendar-days of the date of the action. The county shall hold that conference within two (2) weeks of the date of the request. The county shall provide written notice of its final decision within fifteen (15) business days of the conference. The purpose of the conference shall be limited to discussion of the payments in dispute and the relevant rules regarding payment. 3.115.2 SLOT CONTRACTS (COUNTY OPTION) Slot contracts are used as a method to increase the supply and improve the quality of child care for county identified target populations and areas through collaborative partnerships that meet family and community needs. Slot contracts should also support continuity of care for households, funding stability for licensed child care providers, and expenditure predictability for counties. A. Counties may choose to enter into a slot contract not to exceed twelve (12) months or the length of the fiscal agreement in place (if it expires in less than twelve (12) months) per contract with a licensed child care provider to purchase a specified number of slots for children enrolled in CCCAP. B. When a county chooses the option to use slot contracts with a licensed child care provider, the following steps must be completed a minimum of sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of the slot contract: 1. The county must submit a new county plan in CHATS and include selection of the slot contract option.